I-Diwali ngumkhosi wamaHindu wokukhanya onezinhlobo zawo ezigujwa nakwezinye izinkolo zamaNdiya. Ifanekisela “ukunqoba kokukhanya phezu kobumnyama, okuhle phezu kobubi, nolwazi phezu kokungazi” ngokomoya. I-Diwali igujwa phakathi nezinyanga zamaHindu ze-lunisolar zika-Ashvin (ngokwesiko lama-amanta) kanye neKartika—phakathi kwaphakathi kukaSepthemba naphakathi kukaNovemba. Imikhosi ivame ukuthatha izinsuku ezinhlanu noma eziyisithupha.
Ngokuyinhloko umkhosi wamaHindu, izinhlobo zeDiwali nazo zigujwa ngabalandeli bezinye izinkolo. AmaJain agubha iDiwali yawo ephawula ukukhululwa kokugcina kweMahavira. AmaSikh agubha uBandi Chhor Divas ukuphawula ukukhululwa kukaGuru Hargobind ejele laseMughal. AmaBuddha amasha, ngokungafani namanye amaBuddha, agubha uDiwali ngokukhulekela uLakshmi, kuyilapho amaHindu aseMpumalanga yeNdiya naseBangladesh ngokuvamile egubha uDiwali ngokukhulekela unkulunkulukazi uKali.
Ngesikhathi somkhosi, abagubhi bakhanyisa amakhaya abo, amathempeli nezindawo zokusebenza ngama-diyas (izibani zamafutha), amakhandlela nezibani. AmaHindu, ikakhulukazi, ageza ngamafutha ngendlela yesiko ekuseni ngosuku ngalunye lomkhosi. I-Diwali iphinde iphawulwe ngeziqhumane zomlilo kanye nokuhlobisa phansi ngemiklamo ye-rangoli, kanye nezinye izingxenye zendlu ngama-jhalars. Ukudla kugxilwe kakhulu emindenini ehlanganyela emadilini futhi yabelana nge-mithai. Lo mkhosi uyisikhathi sonyaka sokubuya ekhaya kanye nokubopha hhayi nje kuphela emindenini, kodwa nasemiphakathini nasezinhlanganweni, ikakhulukazi lezo ezisezindaweni zasemadolobheni, ezizohlela imisebenzi, imicimbi kanye nemibuthano. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uma u-oda imikhiqizo enkampanini yethu phakathi nalesi sikhathi, njenge: ikhadi le-RFID/Isitika/Ibhande lesandla/I-Keychain, ikhadi le-NFC, ikhadi le-Metal, ikhadi lezinkuni, sizokunikeza isaphulelo esihle kakhulu. I-Mind Company ifisela wonke amakhasimende ethu aseNdiya amaholide amahle!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Novemba-06-2023

