PM Modi on Friday in his address to the nation, asked Indians under lockdown to switch off all lights at home at 9 pm Sunday (April 5) and light candles or diyas or use the flashlights on their mobile phones to mark the national fight against the coronavirus outbreak.PM Modi asked people to do this for nine minutes.
However, irony comes out as lighting diyas or candles holds a special significance in Hindu mythology and PM Modi has been often accused of promoting Hindutva.
Hindu Mythology of Lighting Diya, Candle or Lamp:
Lighting the lamp in our homes during puja is to remove the darkness from the mind and heart. Light is the symbol of glittering the mind. We have to be purified. We should spread happiness everywhere. And during the tough times of coronavirus, it seems the need of the hour.
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It is believed by lighting lamp we destroy our sins and helps in keeping our home and mind pure. The majority of the Hindus insist on lighting a traditional wick lamp in the puja room. This is because it is believed that the traditional lamp is lit radiates heat and light energy. The regular movement of the flame in the traditional wick lamp is highly effective in passing out the positive energy. The wave movement that the traditional wick lamp has got is believed to help in distributing the positive energy on all sides.
Seeing the recent events of Tablighi Jamaat misbehaving with the nurse, stone-pelting on doctors in Indore and beatdown of Police in Bihar, India needs positive vibes and energy.