At Sita's
appeal, Mother Earth split open and a heavenly throne come up from within the
earth. Mother Earth Stretched her arms and took Sita with her. Rama was grieved
at the disappearance of Sita into the depths of the earth. On seeing Rama's grief,
Lord Brahma from heaven announced, "O Rama! Don't grieve. You shall reunify
with your Sita in heaven."
Rama ruled
Ayodhya for many more years. When his days on earth were over, he walked into
the Saryu River and was absorbed into his being as Vishnu.
DUSSHERA AND DIWALI
The festivals
of Dussehra and Diwali are closely linked with the life of Lord Rama. On the
day of Dussehra, Effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakaran and Indrajit are burnt to mark
the victory of good over the evil.
On Dussehra,
Goddess Durga (the Goddess of Strength) killed the evil Mahishasura who had
been troubling the sages, human beings and even gods for a long time. So on the
day of Dusshera, Goddess Durga is worshipped.
Diwali or
Deepawali is a festival of lights. On the auspicious day of Diwali, Lord Rama
returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile.
On Diwali,
people clean their homes and illuminate their houses with earthen lamps,
candles and colorful electric bulbs. This festival comes a few days after
Dussehra.
Both Diwali
and Dussehra have a great religious significance for the Hindus.
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