Many Significance of This Festive Season and Kids Dressup Ideas
Indian Hindu festivals are all about worshipping Gods and Goddesses who have shown the mankind that evil is always destroyed no matter how powerful it seems.
There is always success at the end for those who walk on the right path.
Though the significance of celebrations differ across the entire land of Bharat, the concept remains same across all ages and era.
Somewhere it is the belief of Chamundeshwari Devi slaying the demons Chanda, Munda & Mahishasura, elsewhere it is worshipping the fierce form of Durga Maa slaying the wicked asuras.
Clay figurines of Goddess at Doll Exibition, Bombe Mane, Mysore.
There is also another important fact to consider during the same time that Lord Sri Ram also won the battle in Lanka by slaying Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Meghanad. Ram-Leela is a popular tradition in North India where in teams of devotees depicted the series of scenes of Ramayan to pass on to younger generation. At the end of the show, effigies of Ravana and other asuras are burnt.
All depicts 'victory of good over evil'.
Once Vijaya Dashami (Vijaya is Victory, Dashami is 10th Day) is celebrated, it is Deepawali everyone looks forward to celebrate. The significance on this occasion is also many to consider.
This was when Rama-Sita-Lakshmana returned home Ayodhya. And people lighted their path with oil lamps. The same tradition continues to this day with the joy of home coming of Lord.
In some parts of Southern India, it is Naraka Chaturdashi that takes prominence in the celebration. It is the day when Narakasura was killed by Lord Krishna. Post the fight, Sri Krishna takes an oil bath to wash off the blood of the asura.
Deepawali also has significance with King Bali. The fourth day of festival of lights is Bali Paadya or Padyami. Vamana (one of the several incarnation of Lord Vishnu) defeats Mahabali Chakravarthi with just three steps in his cosmic form. The great King Bali was pushed to the nether world (called as Sutala in Hindu Puranas) after defeat. Bali asked for a boon to return to earth every year during this day and be remembered and worshipped by people o earth. Since Bali was a great king and a devotee of Vishnu, he was granted the boon by Lord himself.
The stone sculptures of Vamana and King Bali at Kedareshwar Temple in Halebeedu, Karnataka.
Watch here for more Hoysala architecture and temples in Karnataka.
Passing on the importance of our Puranas, the divine stories of our festivals, our culture, tradition, howand why festivals are celebrated to our next generation is done is many ways suitable to each of us.
Here are few kids dress up ideas on the festive season occasion.
While, lehenga cholis and long silk skirts are very common for little girls, dressing kids in forms of Lords, Devis, and other personalities as explained in our Puranas are another way of imparting our culture in them. The belief in the divine power magically reaches new heights.
Little Krishna dressup with Gopikas
Vanavaasi Sri Ram with Dhanush
What are your plans for Deepavali 2020?
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