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Why do we chant the Gayatri Mantra

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Part of  a series  on Hinduism Hindu History Concepts [show] Schools [show] Deities [show] Texts [show] Practices [show] Gurus, saints, philosophers [show] Society [show] Other topics [show] Glossary of Hinduism terms   Hinduism portal v t e The  Gayatri mantra  is cited widely in Vedic and post-Vedic texts, such as the mantra listings of the  Śrauta  liturgy, and classical Hindu texts such as the  Bhagavad  Gita ,  Harivamsa , [4]  and  Manusmṛti . [5]  It is also praised by the Buddha in the  Pali Canon . [6]  The mantra is an important part of the  upanayana ceremony for young males in  Hinduism , and has long been recited by  dvija  men as part of their daily rituals. Modern  Hindu reform movements  spread the practice of the mantra to include women and all castes and its use is now very widespread. [The Vedic Gu...
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Diwali This article is about the Hindu festival. For the related Jain festival with the same name, see  Diwali (Jainism) . "Dipavali" and "Deepavali" redirect here. For the related Nepalese festival, see  Tihar . For the films, see  Deepavali (disambiguation) . Diwali  or  Deepavali  is the  Hindu  festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere). It is an official holiday in  Fiji ,  Guyana ,  India , [5]   Malaysia ,  Mauritius ,  Myanmar ,  Nepal ,  Singapore ,  Sri Lanka ,  Suriname ,  Trinidad and Tobago , and recently  Sindh  Province in Pakistan. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair. Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doo...
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