Diwali for Indians is not just a day, but it is the day of celebration when Lord Shree Ram came back to Ayodhya after beating Ravan in Sri Lanka. Many people in India have different thoughts also over the celebration of Diwali, According to these people, Lord Shree Ram wanted us to know that the defeat of Ravan was not a win of Lord Shree Ram, but it was a victory of good forces over evil forces.
It will interesting for Indians also, that the Tamil community in Sri Lanka celebrates the Diwali festival also, and they believe that In India also, Diwali has a different meaning for the people of the North and the South, but we Lankans have our own thought and it symbolizes the victory of good forces over evil force.
Women in Srilanka, wearing beautiful sarees and dresses offered their prayers and lighting oil lamps at the temple. Amid the sounds of fireworks and the bells of the temple, the Diwali festival was celebrated.
In Sri Lanka, this festival is mostly celebrated by the Tamil community scattered in different areas of the island, but mostly it is concentrated in the north.
Diwali is an official public holiday in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, and Malaysia. Outside of Asia other countries that also mark Diwali as a public holiday are the island nations of Fiji, Mauritius, and Trinidad and Tobago, plus two South American countries, Guyana and Suriname.