{"id":48013,"date":"2020-11-20T22:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T03:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=48013"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:02:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:02:54","slug":"diwali-celebrating-the-festival-of-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/diwali-celebrating-the-festival-of-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwali, Celebrating the Festival of Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>&#8220;Pankaj and I love Diwali. It is the Festival of Lights when we spend some time with our family, decorating our house, putting up lights and having good food. To us, Diwali is a time of being grateful for our family, friends and all our blessings.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/koyal-jain\/\">Koyal Jain<\/a>, MD, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/pankaj-jawa\/\">Pankaj Jawa<\/a>, MD<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48022\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 251px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-48022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa-300x192.png\" alt=\"Diwali-Jain-Jawa\" width=\"241\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa-600x383.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa-301x192.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/Diwali-Jain-Jawa.png 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Koyal Jain, MD, and Pankaj Jawa, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated by Indians around the world. The five day festival was recognized by many in the department, starting November 14. Rooted in ancient India, the festival is believed to have started as a significant harvest festival.<\/p>\n<p>Diwali is not only enjoyed for brilliant displays of lights and fireworks, but also because it symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, of good over evil and of knowledge over ignorance. On this day, diyas (an oil lamp usually made from clay), candles and lamps are placed all around the house, to \u2018light\u2019 the way to knowledge and victory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2913\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 145px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md-214x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Sriram Machineni, MD\" width=\"135\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md-731x1024.jpeg 731w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md-768x1076.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md-600x840.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md-301x422.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/sriram-machineni-md.jpeg 973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Sriram Machineni, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The celebration of Diwali also serves as a cleansing ritual, one that signifies letting go of all of the past year\u2019s worries and troubles and stepping into the light. In the days leading up to Diwali, families get together to clean, renovate and decorate their respective households and workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We light lamps around the house, and we usually get dressed up and go to temple,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/sriram-machineni\/\">Sriram Machineni<\/a>, MD, assistant professor in endocrinology and metabolism. &#8220;Although it was different this year with COVID-19, we facetimed with family and enjoyed different foods.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Diwali also marks the onset of winter and the beginning of all things new, both in nature and humanity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48023\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 249px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-48023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini-300x221.png\" alt=\"diwali-prabir-ashwini\" width=\"239\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini-600x441.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini-301x221.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/11\/diwali-prabir-ashwini.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, and Ashwini Roy-Chaudhury, MPH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following is a Diwali poem from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/prabir-roy-chaudhury\/\">Prabir Roy-Chaudhury<\/a>, MD, professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension, and Ashwini Roy-Chaudhury, MPH, director of clinical trials in the department of medicine.<\/p>\n<div>&#8220;A time to be together<\/div>\n<div>Lights, big and small, lots and lots of them; from the biggest mansion to the smallest hut<\/div>\n<div>New clothes<\/div>\n<div>Lots of sweets<\/div>\n<div>Firecrackers<\/div>\n<div>Lots of noise<\/div>\n<div>Being together with family and friends&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/more-lifestyle\/diwali-2020-history-and-significance-of-the-festival-of-lights\/story-XP3f9hyTiq50UzN19K7P6H.html\">Hindustantimes<\/a>.com\u00a0\u00a0 November 12, 2020)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pankaj and I love Diwali. It is the Festival of Lights when we spend some time with our family, decorating our house, putting up lights and having good food. 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