Posted by: Clavis Aurea - the golden key! on: November 13, 2007
You must be thinking why use ‘Deepavali’ when we can say Diwali. It has nothing to do with North and South differences that prevail in India. The word ‘Diwali’ is a corrupt word of the sanskrit word ‘ Deepavali’. Deepavali means ‘light of dharma’ (deepa) that continues in a line (avali) – a more literal translation, [...]
