Divali, as the Festival of Lights, connects
with Ramleela to celebrate the defeat of
evil and victory of good with the return
of Rama to Ayodhya and His coronation
as King of Ayodhya. The story of Rama’s
exile is also the story of the exile of the
jeeva, beings from God. The ultimate
recovery of spirituality orders the joy and
prayerfulness of the Festival of Lights:
“Asato maa sad gamaya.”
(Lead me from darkness to light.)