Talk:Diwali/Archive 1

message: I strongly feel that a picture would make way for a better article.
--GatesPlusPlus 15:15, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture? (2004) 

message: Should this be moved to a new article?  This article should just describe the significance of Diwali festival.  The social issues associated with it should be kept out.  Probarbly have it link to diwali.
Alren 20:54, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Diwali#Criticism_related_to_firecrackers |Criticism related to firecrackers]] (2004) 

message: Can anyone share pics of Diwali Lightening and Diwali firecrackers?
Also , we can add Golden temple's picture decorated during diwali in Sikhism and Diwali section.--Holy Ganga 09:15, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Done --Deepak|वार्ता 00:34, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes...also the current sprinkle of photos is excellent- so beautifully shot photos--The world salutes the Rising Star...Try to be One 17:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pics of firecrackers and Lightening (2005) 

message: The article should probably maintain a consistent spelling (Diwali, Deepavali, Dipavali) in the text, after listing some of the alternatives in the intro. Is there a consensus on which spelling should be used or should there be a vote? Willhsmit 21:52, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  spelling? (2005) 

message: RAM, WHO IS THE MAIN REASON BEHIND 60,00,00,000 PEOPLE CELIBRATING THE THIRD DAY HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
IT REALLY FEELS PATHETIC TO NOTE THIS.'''''''''
:Read significance in hinduism --Deepak|वार्ता 19:13, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  SHOCKING WRITE UP 

message: I don't think there is any Holiday/Festival related WP:FA. Wikipedia:WikiProject Holidays have not even set up a proper structure yet. This is why I have made a proposed structure below.
#Introduction:
#Date: Part of this section should be turned into a table for converting the Hindu calendar into the Gregorian calendar over the past ten years or so.
#Origin and Significance: It would be better if it was split in three section.
##... in Hinduism
###... in North India
###... South India
###... Other Parts of India (eg. Kali is worshipped in Bengal)
###... Rest of world
##... in Jainism
##... in Sikhism
#Five day of Diwali This section currently has Hindu POV. More is needed on what Jains and Sikhs do.
##What is done on day X*
##Why it is done on day X* includes legends
*X is each of the five days.
The sections "Diwali in Jainism" "Diwali in  Sikhism" should be blended in avoid an emphasis on Hinduism.
Please post comments below.  DaGizzaChat © 03:27, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a section should also be added on the more "modern and secular" form of Diwali, seen more in countries like the U.S., Britain and some in India where people treat the festival less relgiously but haveing more fun such as fireworks, parties, etc...  DaGizzaChat © 08:24, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

text: This site has an interesting lay out, which could be taken into account.  DaGizzaChat © 09:36, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Beautiful write up and the effort taken shows...good work :-) So have we decided the format?--The world salutes the Rising Star...Try to be One 17:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal 

message: This article need some good imgs. I'm sure lots of people will be having good imgs of the celebrations at their house. I've uploaded a few imgs:
*:Image:Diwali fireworks.jpg
*:Image:Diwali fireworks 2.jpg
*:Image:Diwali fireworks 3.jpg
--May the Force be with you!  Shreshth91($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|) 16:38, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, added an image --Vivek 17:21, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Would love to :)--The world salutes the Rising Star...Try to be One 17:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: This section is essentially a copy of the page found here, which copyright 2000, all rights reserved etc. Has permission been granted to copy? --Nemonoman 16:09, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Five days of Diwali replicates a different site 

message: This section is essentially a copy of the page found here, which copyright 2004-2006. Has permission been granted to copy? --Nemonoman 16:46, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Much of this article replicates a different site 

message: I've deleted portions of this article that were cut and pasted from copyrighted content.--Nemonoman 17:53, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted copyright content 

message: Harmful effects of firecrackers
The above article seems to be related specifically to the Diwali festival, so maybe it should be merged in. It needs quite a bit of work though, it doesn't cite sources at all. -- Colm O'Brien 14:32, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: Cleaned up the page, organized sections correctly (section tags were incorrect). Will add in pictures that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shreshth91 contributed. --Vivek 17:18, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean up 

message: There seems to be some confusion in the calendar section of the article. First of all, as far as I know, Diwali is celebrated on the new moon day of Kartik, as mentioned in the infobox. It may be that this is the date in the Vikram samvat followed in North India, and the South Indian Shalivahana calendar has Diwali in Asvin/Ashwayuja. If so, this needs to be clarified in the article. The description of the contrasting North/South Indian calendars is correct, (as per Hindu calendar) but the inferences drawn from it are not. In North India, Diwali falls in the middle of the month of Kartik, and I gather from the description of Shalivahana calendar that Diwali in South India is celebrated in the last few days of Ashwayuja and first few days of Kartik. Could someone confirm this? --Longhairandabeard 07:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I already changed this. You are correct, the calendar in south since it starts from new moon has Divali half in Asvhin and half in kartik. It was written exactly opposite in the earlier version for some reason. --Kaveri 18:01, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Calendar Section 

message: With this year's Diwali drawing near, it seems people are getting desperate. For spammers: Wikipedia is not a place to advertise your website or product. Any ads WILL BE REMOVED. Though I'm glad to see that vandalism gets reverted pretty quickly. -- Longhairandabeard 18:05, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ads 

message: cAN SOME CLEAR UP TO ME WHEN BHUDDISTS AND SIKHS FOR EXAMPLE " CELEBRATE" DIWALI?? UNLESS CHRISTIANS CELBRATE EID THESE DAYS????
:Sikhs do celebrate Diwali but Buddhists don't. GizzaChat © 01:25, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Depends on which type of Buddhists, if they are the Tibetan kind, perhaps. If they are from the NE, maybe, and if they are the pseudo-Buddhists, then no.Bakaman Bakatalk 01:39, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm, you see, no one could patronize who does what?! But yes, facts are facts and they should be current...hmmm?--The world salutes the Rising Star...Try to be One 17:25, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I don't think anyone would oppose adding that in the article as long as you keep the phrasing similar to the Christmas article.--Blacksun 13:49, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  UMMM... SINCE WHEN DO BHUDDISTS CELEBRATE HINDU FESTIVALS???? 

message: Please add references to all sections tagged. Rigmahroll 15:40, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference Required 

message: This has a POV and furthermore does not belong in this general article about the holiday. If you wish to say 'some object to firecrackers used during the holiday', that's fine; but the current information there is not suitable. Ibanix 18:54, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Mal effects of firecrackers' 

message: Since the article states repeatedly that it's "celebrated over five days", why is only 1 day (Oct. 21) listed for 2006?
What are the 5 days? - Liberty, 20 Oct 2006
:The five days section and the date section in the infobox appears to explain this well enough to me. Diwali is the middle day of the five days and is the actual day Diwali (although not the main day for all people who celebrate the festival it appears). All the other days are known by different names from a quick read of the section. Diwali/Deepavali is also the only day that's a public holiday in countries like Malaysia and Singapore. I note that this is info was likely present when you read the article as it appears to have been around since 18th October  so I assume it was around on 20th October when you read the article. If you don't feel the info already present is sufficient or you feel when need to repeat the explaination again, perhaps you could explain further? Nil Einne 09:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  5 days or 1 ? 

message: This article is full of typos and grammatical mistakes. I fixed a couple of mistakes, but somebody needs to go through this and fix it up.
Rrten00 21:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Grammer? :) Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 14:37, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmmm, now I didn;t expect to get a giggle here... :-)--The world salutes the Rising Star...Try to be One 10:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grammer/Spelling 

message: The name issue isn't explained very well. I'm guessing from this article Diwali is the Hindi name and Deepavali is the sanskrit name (which the article mentions) Nil Einne 10:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, Diwali is the common Hindi name while Deepavali is the Formal Hindi/Sanskrit/Some other Indian langauges and the name used in South East Asia. The original word was Deepavali but since languages evolve, it was shortened to Diwali. GizzaChat © 03:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: The photo of the fireworks used in celebration of Diwali is the same photograph used in the article for Alagoas state in Brazil, the caption there talks of christian holiday. This picture is being misused in one or both of these articles, someone should look into this.
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I feel a bit uncomfortable with this article as it has a north indian bent. In Maharashtra and Karnataka, divali is the name for the festivities and not a particular day. Each day has a different name and significance. The festivities start with Vasubaras (12 th day). So It would be a 6 day festival named Divali. (Vasubaras, Dhanatrayodashi, NarakChaturdashi, LakshmiPujan, Padva, Bhaubij). Some start it with Narakchaturdashi so it would be 4 days. 
I do not understand where the 5 days comes from. In Northern India 2 days are important LakshmiPuja and the Divali day and Bhaiduj is also celebrated. So I think in the intro it should say that the festivals is celebrated from 3-6 days. I started adding Maharashtra specific info but I realized I would have to change a lot of things to neutralize it and add everywhere that for us Divali is not one day but the whole chunk of 4-6 days. 
There is a section on Maharashtra but then it sounds like the North Indian version is the main stream version and Maharastrian way of celebrating is a version of it. Divali, for that matter anything in India, is never monolithic. The introduction itself should make it clear and the whole article should keep reminding that none of the versions are the main versions. Instead of saying Divali is the main day and saying first, second, third day of the festivities we can just refer to the actual lunar day. That way none of the version of main day would be more important than the other and none of the versions of total days would be contradictory with the current 5-day version. 
--Kaveri 18:23, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Days of Diwali 

message: The name says Diwali, but the first word says Divali.  Which is the proper name? -- Prod-You 02:16, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Deepavali" is the actual proper name, but its commonly called "Diwali" in everyday use, especially in North India. In South India and formally, the occasion is known by the original Sanskrit name "Deepavali" 220.238.196.205 07:24, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proper name 

message: I'm just curious, who really celebrates Divali and where and when did it originate from? Because, if Hindus, Sikhs, and even Jains have Divali...why do Buddhists not seem to have this festival? Le Anh-Huy 07:26, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Buddhists celebrates this festival as well, at least in Nepal. --Eukesh 17:16, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whose Divali? 

message: Nepalese celebrate new year according to Nepal Sambat in Diwali. I have also heard that people celebrate new year in Maharashtra during this time. Is it true? Thanks.--Eukesh 17:19, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New year in Diwali 

message: Diwalia is so cool. I have a person in my class who celebrates it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.232.157.78 (talk) 18:22, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Diwali 

message: I made some changes throughout the article and the introduction to depict the meaning of Diwali/Deepavali...
The sanskrit word is Deepavali but it got corrupted over the period.
Mugunth 08:18, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Divali/Diwali/Deepavali 

message: It is simply a mistaken observation that Sikhs celebrate Divali. The actual Sikh Festival is Bandi Chor Divas, celebrating an event in Guru Hargobind Sahib's life. It is not in anyway celebrated as a "Festival of light", the firework tradition merely started as a result of availability of fireworks in india at the time, as there would be increased sale during this time when Diwali was also being celebrated.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.30.139 (talk) 07:43, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sikh 

message: I recently removed a link spam for this article and one of the new editor had a problem on what constitutes a spam according to Wikipedia.
The below was the content (abridged) of the mail he sent me...
"
Hi Mugunth,
i saw that one of my links (http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/diwali-2007/ ) was removed under the comment spam cleanup in the Diwali article of wikipedia
.
I know you would have your reasons for such cleanup and i would be glad to know what constitutes a spam in the eyes of a wikipedia editor. Specially if you have visited the link, let me know a better collection of diwali lanterns on the internet. 
In fact i was going to add this year's diwali pictures at http://amitkulkarni.info/pics/diwali-2005/ to Diwali wikipedia article.
would love to know your comments on the 2 links and questions above 
"
@Amit,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Links_normally_to_be_avoided
Read this for more information…
I understand that you have added your link in a good faith edit. But imagine if everyone starts to add their own websites to each article,
How long will the External Links List go?
Thinking from the readers perspective, when you add an external link, think how that external link will help a reader understand more about the article.
Personal blogs, websites should be avoided unless it’s written by recognized authority…
If the article is titled, “Diwali Lanterns", then probably your link should be fine... Hope you understood it...
Continue editing Wikipedia.. and share the Knowledge...
Thanks...
Others, if you have any points, please add....
Mugunth 11:46, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links removed as spam. 

message: I got a mail from an editor stating this...
"
Hello Mugunth,
I see that you have over written my edit to the Diwali page. My concern is over the use of the word 'corruption' when describing the advent of the word Diwali from Deepavali. I see the word 'Diwali' as an adaptation of the word 'Deepavali'. 
Hundreds of millions of people in India, mostly in the north, have a religious association with the festival just as fervent as anywhere else in the country or world for that matter. 
Given the sensitive religious affiliation of such a large user base I request that you change the word corruption (I followed your link & this means bastardization) to adaptation.
"
@abhasb
Corruption in linguistics is way different from the bribery or others...
In linguistics, corruption means, change of spelling of a word over time...
Ya, of course it also means Bastardization... But in this article, I've used it in the former sense...
It means, "The most common way that a word can be said to be corrupted is the change of its spelling through errors and gradual changes in comprehension, transcription, and hearing."
For Ex., OK is a corruption of OKAY...
Both forms are now accepted...and so is Diwali... Owing to the Sanskrit's loosing popularity, Deepavali is slowly getting changed to "Diwali".. that's it... It does not have any negative connotation here...
Linguistic corruption is far different from corruption or bribery...
Adaption does not mean anything in linguistics.. to the extent of my knowledge...
If anyone else have a problem.. please reply...
Mugunth 11:56, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corruption or Adaption? 

message: The second image no longer shows an office building as the description says. Should the image be reverted? SharkD (talk) 17:53, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Second image 

message: In this section, it is stated:  
"The Amanta ("ending on the new-moon") version of the Hindu Calendar has been adopted as the Indian national calendar. According to this calendar, which is prevalent in southern India and Maharashtra, the 6-day celebration is spread over the last four days of the month of Ashwin and the first two days of the new month of Kartika. According to the Purnimanta ("ending on the full-moon") version prevalent in northern India, it falls in the middle of the month of Ashwayuja/Ashvin"
Can someone confirm this? If you look at the chart at this site  http://www.hinduism.iskcon.com/practice/402.htm  it agrees that the main day of Diwali is the first day of Kartik according to the amanta calendar. However, in contradiction to the statement from wikipedia I quote above, it says that according to the purnimanta calendar Diwali falls in the middle of Kartik, NOT Ashvin. I would like to find out the true answer. holyinsaneone (talk) 05:01, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates in Various Calendars 

message: What is this sentence supposed to mean?
The [Sanskrit] bine arrayed of lights that stands for victory of brightness over darkness.
--Alastair Rae (talk) 09:55, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: My Neighbors are from India and are Hindu, they celebrate Diwali and I want to express some token of friendship on their Holiday (as they do with me on Christmas)  but have no idea as to what would be appropriate for an outsider to do for a Hindu person. I just found out about Diwali and am a few days late and am wondering if I can do something "belated" or if it is even appropriate for me to do something at all. I am thinking maybe bring them some sweets and a pack of small firecrackers or poppers? I realise this isn't really about the article but will appreciate any help. Thank you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.224.3.181 (talk • contribs) 
:There is another festival "gyaras" (a smaller form of Diwali) coming soon (11 days after Diwali), just some sweets and good wishes will be fine. - Unpopular Opinion (talk) 14:30, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  (no title) 

message: in the infobox it says that the date for Diwali is subject to change in 2009 but no explanation is given in the box or in the text. could someone clarify this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Curtbash (talk • contribs) 05:23, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Other sites have clearly declared the date as October 17th.   Unpopular Opinion (talk) 08:59, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subject to change 

message: Can anyone provide reference for the 30 October date given for Diwali in 2008. Other sources (on the web) mention it occurring on 28 October. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 03:55, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Diwali date for 2008 

message: Diwali in Gujarat 
I think the article should be merged into Diwali. --The Firewall 11:13, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: Diwali is a Hindu Festival NOT a Muslim Festival.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.80.34.116 (talk) 12:45, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That was vandalism, removed already. Thanks for noticing and pointing it out. - Unpopular Opinion (talk) 12:48, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  correction to article 

message: I thought at first our section on Malaysia was a copyvio from that had changed over time. But looking at the history  , it looks like we never looked like the other page and the section was originally written by our contributor (as it originally said it was called Hari Diwali) so it's likely they copied us slightly (but they appear to have modified it a fair amount too). Just letting people know in case they come across the same thing Nil Einne (talk) 14:29, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Someone copying us? 

message: Hindi name is Dipavali (दीपावली) (which is the title of the hindi page, with no shorter name indicated).
So which hindi name does Diwalifg come from ? Anyone knows ? --Azurfrog (talk) 13:10, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of Festival : Why is it called Diwali ? 

message: I've requested that the article be protected from editing by ip addresses and new accounts to stop the edit-warring that's taking place.  Clearly there is a cultural dispute on the name and its origins.  Would someone like to start explaining what's going on so this can be settled? --Ronz (talk) 15:54, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Given the edit summaries by C21K (e.g. ), I've gone ahead changed the article to use "Diwali" consistently throughout except where there are discussions of etymology or cultural/language variations.  --Ronz (talk) 20:32, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anyone want to explain the dispute over the name? 

message: The article is protected from editing.  If you'd want the article changed while it is protected, you can make a request here and if others agree to it then we can use the  notice to get an admin to make the change. --Ronz (talk) 23:48, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article fully protected 

message: The article is named Diwali, but the rest of the article repeats divali. I don't think many people use this spelling. See for youself: Diwali Divali.
Thus, I am renaming it.
:Does an English speaker pronounce with a "W" or "V" sound?  It would be useful to give the phonetic pronunciation in the page's opening paragraph. Irv (talk) 12:58, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Divali? 

message: This article says Deepavali is celebrated by Hindus of India and Nepal with respect to Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya. While this is true in North India, that is not the case in South India. In the south Deepavali is celebrated to mark the victory of Krishna over Naragasura. And we are talking about some 200 million people here who celebrate Deepavali for this reason. Hope the folks who have locked the article add this info or unlock it to let others do it. Gbalaji82 (talk) 05:53, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Let's start by listing some possible sources here. --Ronz (talk) 15:21, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article needs substantive additions 

message: Symbolises that age-old culture of India which teaches us to vanquish ignorance that subdues humanity and to drive away darkness that engulfs the light of knowledge. Diwali, the festival of lights, even today in this modern world, projects the rich and glorious past and teaches us to uphold the true values of life.
The above is not, IMO, writen in a Neutral tone.
--213.249.149.102 (talk) 12:10, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutral point of view 

message: http://allmalaysia.info/msiaknow/festivals/deepavali.asp this link can be used where it says citation needed. I lack the authority to change it myself.
for second: http://sgcgo.com/deepavali-2009-singapore/ or http://www.etour-singapore.com/deepavali-in-singapore.html 
All sites clearly show the name Deepavali being used in these 2 countries. 
A1979s (talk) 13:23, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The sentence with the citation needed tag isn't grammatically correct, but the way I read it in the context of the rest of the article is that the citation is needed to verify that "Deepavali" is specific to Dravidian languages. --Ronz (talk) 02:10, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References for use name in Malaysia/Signapore 

message: Hinduism is also in Nepal. They celebrate Diwali, locally known as Tihar in Nepal.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkhadka (talk • contribs) 14:04, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Diwali is also celebrated in Nepal. 

message: This is nonsensical and confusing. If there are 5 days of Diwali, why are 6 days described?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.208.18.107 (talk) 04:08, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's quite common to find it confusing if you are not used to thinking in terms of a lunar calendar. Think of these 6 "days" as 6 "events" that are celebrated. These need to be celebrated in 5 days according to the suggested lunar days. These may not be on consecutive days, some may be on the same day. In a nutshell, one may end up celebrating Diwali over a small or a larger series of calendar days. For instance, this year (2009) Diwali started on the 14th and ended on  19th Oct - 6 calendar days. The celebrations were only on 5 days. Below is a break down to help make this easier to digest
* 14th Oct - Event 1 (Vasu Baras)
* 15th Oct - Event 2 (Dhanatrayodashi)
* 16th Oct - Nothing
* 17th Oct - Event 3 & 4 (Naraka Chaturdashi and Lakshmi Puja)
* 18th Oct - Event 5 (Govardhan Puja)
* 19th Oct - Event 5 & 6 ( Bali Pratipada and Bhaiduj)
I hope it makes sense. I am no expert, so anyone else please feel free to correct me.
Mayuresh 11:12, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Five Days of Diwali describes 6 days 

message: I'm going to continue wikifying the references later.  --Ronz (talk) 23:54, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks pretty good now. --Ronz (talk) 23:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

text: I think I've removed the last one. --Ronz (talk) 23:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minor changes that can wait until after article is unprotected 

message: It's not clear from the article how the melas are related to Diwali.  I'm guessing that there are melas to celebrate Diwali.  This isn't explained clearly, and its current place in the organization of the article is confusing.  Are melas a means of celebrating Diwali that is specific to India?  If so, would it make more sense to move the section under the Diwali in different regions of India section? --Ronz (talk) 02:00, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Melas? 

message: Does an English speaker pronounce with a "W" or "V" sound? It would be useful to give the phonetic pronunciation in the page's opening paragraph. Irv (talk) 14:16, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Proper sound for "व" is just in between, I am afraid... --Azurfrog (talk) 00:58, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: IF you see why both of the festivals are celebrate, you'll get the same reply " This is the day when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after finishing 14 years of Exile" . How come both the days can be celebrated for the same reason.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.247.76.51 (talk) 06:35, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  There is conflicts in the importance of Gudi Padwa & Diwali 

message: Is Diwali pronounced with a "w" or a "v" sound in the second consonant? Can we get an IPA on the word?
86.30.200.220 (talk) 08:57, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounciation 

message: It has been two years since User:The Firewall proposed a merge. That user has moved to a new identity. I, an anon, think the link from the article's merge notice to a "Merge_proposal" talk section should work, so I have today put this section in talk. Please either discuss the merge or just get rid of the stupid notice that has been sitting on top of the article for two years.
 - 67.224.51.189 (talk) 06:18, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: so sorry for stupid section meant for Diwali in Gujarat talk page. I'll move it there. 67.224.51.189 (talk) 06:26, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  
Merge_proposal 

message: Under the section "Spiritual significance" the author uses the first person singular and plural pronoun in relation to the sacred meaning of the holiday.  This gives the article the voice of a practicing Hindu, which while moving, decreases the objectivity of the article over all.  I would suggest that this section of the article is edited, maintaining the content, but framing the spiritual significance in a more impoersonal manner.  For example, the article includes the following sentence:
"Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Deepavali is the celebration of this Inner Light."
I suggest this as an alternative:
"In Hindu theology the appearance of an Inner Light, connected with the celebration of Diwali, is seen as similar to the physical birth of an individual."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.227.221.119 (talk) 22:53, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of 1st Person pronouns decreases objectivity 

message: The phrase "gazetted public holiday" is not explained in the article linked to by that phrase, Public holidays in Singapore.  Public holidays in India explains it has a specific legal meaning in India.  What does it mean in Singapore?  This is not a phrase used in American English, so it needs to be explained in the article, or replaced with a better one. -- Beland (talk) 20:58, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gazetted public holiday? 

message: There are a few points where the article switches between the words deepavali and diwali, sometimes within the same sentence or paragraph. These words are both acceptable, but other than the sections where the words themselves are being contrasted, wouldn't it be better for consistency sake to decide on one term and stick with it through an entire paragraph or section instead of flip-flopping? 76.179.52.143 (talk) 19:05, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Consistency 

message: What are "burst crackers" ? 66.97.214.17 (talk) 10:10, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  burst crackers ? 

message: Is there any greeting specific to, or used by those celebrating Diwali?  That is, is there anything similar to an exchange of 'Merry Christmas'/'Happy New Year' (or 'Eid Mubarak', or 'Tashi Delek').  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.24.81 (talk) 12:11, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greeting? 

message: The information about Ashoka is given totally wrong. Ashoka did not accepted Buddhism on the day of Diwali. Ashoka became Buddhist on the day of Vijayadashmi (you may say it Dasra of Hindu Religion)  This article is misleading people. Neither Buddhist people worship Buddha on the occasion of Diwali.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.61.26.168 (talk) 18:46, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  About Buddhism and Diwali. 

message: This section arrived here as a result of a merge from Diwali in Gujarat a couple of days ago (22 October 2011). I’ve un-merged it, as this article is certainly not been improved by it. This article is already 58 Kb long, which is plenty big enough; and the DiG article has major problems with it (addressed here), which won't be resolved by bringing it here but certainly make this article worse. 
I suggest for this article, and if the celebration in Gujarat is significantly different to warrant it, we should have a summary here (one or two paragraphs) and a main article link to the DiG page. Moonraker12 (talk) 20:04, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gujarat 

message: In this reference it is stated that the 4th day of Diwali is called "Navu Varsh", the New Year of the Vikram calendar. I have not found this information on WP sofar. Is it correct? If so, does this apply for the whole of India, or is this regional? Wiki-uk (talk) 08:38, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes.   . Regional in nature, at least Gujaratis celebrate the new year on this day. --Redtigerxyz  Talk  12:28, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  4th day: Navu Varsh (Vikram New Year) 

message: It is a small point, but in Kannada, tavaru mane mean's "parent's home", tavaru meaning parents.  Am I wrong on that?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martalli (talk • contribs) 18:25, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding Kannada 

message: As this page is already pretty big, and we now have articles elsewhere on these subjects, can I suggest we summarize these two sections and move the present content to the specific day page? (Comments below, please). Moonraker12 (talk) 14:45, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There’s  been no objection to this, so I’ve gone ahead and done it. I trust that’s OK with everyone. 81.141.231.0 (talk) 12:06, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

text: Oops, forgot to sign in! Moonraker12 (talk) 12:10, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

text: Not sure about this. It seems to me that the two celebrations, Diwali and Bandi Chhorh Divas, are not the same things. Perhaps we could cut out most of the stuff about Guru Hargobind's freedom from here, leaving a mention of the divas, but the rest of the Sikh diwali content is about diwali rather than about the Divas. --regentspark (comment) 15:35, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't disagree with that, we should have something here about Diwali from the Sikh point of view. I just felt that a lot of the content is about something else. And yes, Bandi Chhorh Divas is a different festival (AFAIK), though it is historically related. It is confusing to suggest (as we do now) it is the same thing as Diwali. Moonraker12 (talk) 17:49, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I trimmed some of the excess fat from that section. --regentspark (comment) 23:12, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough, I’ve trimmed the rest, and added another link. I was going to copy what was here to the BCD page, but it looks like there's a better description there already. I've removed the merge tag, now. Moonraker12 (talk) 12:38, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good. Much cleaner than before.--regentspark (comment) 17:15, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge suggestions 

message: I suggest summarizing this section (one paragraph) and moving the content here to Deva Devali, which is specifically about the Jain festival. Moonraker12 (talk) 14:45, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There’s  been no objection to this, so I’ve gone ahead and done it. I trust that’s OK with everyone. 81.141.231.0 (talk) 12:06, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

text: Oops, forgot to sign in! Moonraker12 (talk) 12:10, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Jainism section

message: Guru Hargobind's name does not have a Singh behind it. Its only Guru Hargobind. 
Thank you.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.6.146.5 (talk) 04:33, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure about this. It seems to me that the two celebrations, Diwali and Bandi Chhorh Divas, are not the same things. Perhaps we could cut out most of the stuff about Guru Hargobind's freedom from here, leaving a mention of the divas, but the rest of the Sikh diwali content is about diwali rather than about the Divas. --regentspark (comment) 15:35, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't disagree with that, we should have something here about Diwali from the Sikh point of view. I just felt that a lot of the content is about something else. And yes, Bandi Chhorh Divas is a different festival (AFAIK), though it is historically related. It is confusing to suggest (as we do now) it is the same thing as Diwali. Moonraker12 (talk) 17:49, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I trimmed some of the excess fat from that section. --regentspark (comment) 23:12, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough, I’ve trimmed the rest, and added another link. I was going to copy what was here to the BCD page, but it looks like there's a better description there already. I've removed the merge tag, now. Moonraker12 (talk) 12:38, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good. Much cleaner than before.--regentspark (comment) 17:15, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Sikhism section

message: is there some particular/specific reason why 'culture of orissa' rates its own 'box' at the bottom of this article?
i.e.: is there something special about (orissa + diwali) that makes it DIFFERENT from diwali in 'non-orissan' culture in such a way and/or to such a degree that we should have a box @ the bottom of this article just for orissan culture? as opposed to india/hindu/etc. culture 'in general'? & if we are going to have a special box for orissan culture links here, shouldn't we have special boxes for all the other cultures that celebrate diwali as well?
i'm really not trying to be a dick about this; but in terms of nnpov, completeness, & relevance, do we have some reason for giving the 'culture of orissa' box special prerogatives in this article that doesn't actually seem to be exclusively or primarily about orissan culture?
Lx 121 (talk) 06:32, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  'culture of orissa' template & box 

message: Information on Diwali in Africa is wholly missing. Please include a section for Africa:
While Diwali may be celebrated along much of the East coast of Africa, reflecting millenia-old trading links with the Indian sub-continent, the festival perhaps has the strongest presence in South Africa. This is because South Africa has long been home to the largest Indian diaspora in the world. 
Diwali is celebrated across South Africa, but is most vivid in the the urban areas, particularly in Durban, Cape Town and the Johannesburg metropolis. While the festival is not a public holiday in the country, local municipalities often stage a large fireworks display, and may collaborate with local communities to stage song, dance, cuisine and other cultural activities.   - Rapscalian (talk) 12:35, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: A good request. Out of my knowledge area, but I'll raise it at the Hinduism wikiproject. Manning (talk) 23:12, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 13 November 2012 

message: Hi all, it looks like the quote from Barack Obama's statement was oddly shortened from "Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists" to "Hindus".  Could someone please fix this?
ThrowThrow (talk) 02:07, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. ThrowThrow (talk) 01:34, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request 

message: How about owl sacrifices perpetrated in this festival ? --Pixeltoo (talk) 12:42, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Owl Sacrifice 

message: Akashkandil is integral part of marathi divali celebration it should be mentioned  — Preceding unsigned comment added by पुष्कर हेमंत जोशी (talk • contribs) 04:21, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Marathi Section

message: Few links are here which provides good information about the festival Diwali and should be added in external link section
* How to Celebrate Cracker Free Diwali?
* Why we celebrate festival Diwali?
: Not done:. Please note Wikipedia is not a blog or forum to keep the external links like this. --     L o g   X   15:22, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 30 October 2013 

message: Diwali in Maharashtra
	
Diwali Celebration in Maharashtra
First Day: 	Dhanatrayodashi
Second Day: 	Narak Chatudarshi, or Choti Diwali, Roop Chaturdashi, Kali Choudas
Third Day: 	Laxmi Pujan, Chopda Pujan
Fourth Day: 	Diwali cha padva or Balipratipada, Gudi Padava, VarshaPratipada / Pratipad Padwa
Fifth Day: 	Bhaubeej / Bhav-Bij
Diwali celebration in Maharashtra is interestingly different from what is seen in other parts of the country. In a typical Marathi family Diwali celebrations starts with 'Vasu-baras' that comes on tithi 'Ashwin krushna dwadashi' as per Marathi calendar. Vasu-baras is a celebration held in honor of cows - regarded as mother by Hindus. Following the rituals of the day married women perform 'puja' of cows having calf. The tradition symbolizes a woman’s gratitude towards cow for serving them and their children.
Tulsi-Vivah
In Maharashtra, end of Diwali celebrations marks the beginning of Tulsi-Vivah. Under this people organize marriage of sacred tulsi (a basil plant) in their house. In Maharashtra the tradition is that people start organizing marriage ceremonies of their sons/daughters only once Tulsi-vivah starts. Celebration of Diwali ends with Dev-Diwali.
surprisingly no mention of Tulasi che lagna in diwali festival .Please do the needful .Thanks 
223.232.56.18 (talk) 02:55, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: Most of that is already stated in the article's section on Maharashtra. Please make any reqeust in the form "Please change X to Y". Thank you. --Stfg (talk) 19:57, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 9 November 2013