Diwali celebrates the triumph of good over evil, virtue over vice, light over darkness. The festival of lights was first held in
celebration of Ram’s return to Ayodhya after he had defeated Ravan and wrested back Sita. The people of Ayodhya, it is said, had lit up the entire city and burst crackers. Apart from being a Hindu festival, Diwali is of relevance to some other religions as well. For the Jains, Lord Mahavir had passed away in the month of Kartik on amavasya day, which is why the Jains light lamps and perform pujas and pray on Diwali. As for the tradition of gambling on Diwali, during samudra manthan by devtas and asuras, while the devtas were hoping for Lakshmi to appear, what they got was ‘Alakshmi’, the opposite of Lakshmi. So they gambled away that ‘Alakshmi’
celebration of Ram’s return to Ayodhya after he had defeated Ravan and wrested back Sita. The people of Ayodhya, it is said, had lit up the entire city and burst crackers. Apart from being a Hindu festival, Diwali is of relevance to some other religions as well. For the Jains, Lord Mahavir had passed away in the month of Kartik on amavasya day, which is why the Jains light lamps and perform pujas and pray on Diwali. As for the tradition of gambling on Diwali, during samudra manthan by devtas and asuras, while the devtas were hoping for Lakshmi to appear, what they got was ‘Alakshmi’, the opposite of Lakshmi. So they gambled away that ‘Alakshmi’ 
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