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- Published: November 3, 2021 17:05
New Delhi: Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau and Kenya Ambassador Willy Bett on Wednesday performed ‘Rajtilak’ of artists playing characters of Ramayana in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya.
The Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago to India also performed the ritual ahead of the Diwali festival. Three of them were seen doing ‘Rajtilak’ of Lord Ram, Lord Laxman and Goddess Sita.
#WATCH | Ambassadors of Vietnam, Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago to India perform ‘Rajtilak’ of artists playing characters of Lord Ram, Lord Laxman and Goddess Sita during Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya pic.twitter.com/WMKOhDV3qm
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 3, 2021
Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated all over India.
Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.
#WATCH उत्तर प्रदेश: मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने अयोध्या में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में भगवान राम और माता सीता का किरदार निभा रहे कलाकारों का सांकेतिक राजतिलक किया। pic.twitter.com/pwg5pCKSTo
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) November 3, 2021
On this day, Lord Rama returned to his kingdom Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana after defeating Ravana in Lanka and serving 14 years of exile.
This festival is also widely associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity.