Have you celebrated Diwali twice in a year?

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Diwali the festival of light which we all celebrate with great joy every time. But the place from where I belong i.e. in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh we celebrate this wonderful festival not once but twice.

As it is the story which I have heard from my childhood is that as the time where lord Ram came back to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and defeating Ravana everyone in the the bharat varsha welcomed them. But as hills were remote and the communication was not that extensive as today so the news of homecoming of lord Ram came a month later to the people living in far flung areas of Himachal and Uttarakhand. So they celebrated the Diwali once them knew about it. This became an every time  occasion and is known as Buddhi Diwali. The term  Buddhi in hindi and pahari refers to old.

Buddhi Diwali is mainly celebrated in the districts of Sirmaur, Kullu and some Sirmaur touching areas of Shimla district and also in the entire state of Uttarakhand. 

In the trans giri area of Sirmaur, the entire village gathers at one place to celebrate the occasion. A special chain dance known as harul is performed by holding hands of one another.

Photo Source: https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/12/a-not-so-familiar-diwali-the-budhi-diwali-of-himachal-pradesh/

A very unique yet continuing tradition of hills which has not yet been affected by. the grand celebrations in the plains of our country.

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