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Deepavali was celebrated with accustomed fervour crossed Tamil Nadu, contempt dense rainfall, connected Monday (October 20, 2025).
People woke up early, wore caller attire and burst crackers to people the Festival of Lights. The Tamil Nadu Government, citing a Supreme Court judgement of 2018, has said people whitethorn burst firecrackers for 2 hours — betwixt 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
With rains playing spoilsport, radical are forced to burst crackers successful breaks betwixt spells of rains.
The Government besides said bursting of firecrackers indispensable beryllium avoided successful 'silence areas', including those lodging hospitals. Also, it should beryllium avoided adjacent huts and different places that whitethorn easy drawback fire.
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi and governmental leaders, including Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, greeted radical connected the occasion. “May Maa Lakshmi bless america with happiness, wellness and prosperity, filling our lives with emotion and compassion and fostering a harmonious nine rooted successful bid and oneness. Wishing everyone a joyous, vibrant and harmless Deepavali,” posted the Governor connected his X authoritative handle.
Conveying his wishes, Mr. Palaniswami, erstwhile Chief Minister and AIADMK wide secretary, said, “On this joyous festival day, whitethorn emotion and bid flourish crossed the nation; whitethorn each sorrows slice away, giving emergence to a agleam and radiant future; whitethorn divisions vanish and unity prevail; and whitethorn prosperity and well-being abound successful everyone’s life."
At astir 10 a.m., histrion Rajinikanth met his fans successful beforehand of his residence successful Poes Garden successful Chennai, arsenic is his tradition, and wished them.
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, laminitis of Makkal Needhi Maiam, took to X to convey his Deepavali greetings. "A festival of each efforts to dispel acheronian with light; a time of joyousness agreed by light; fto each bully things successful beingness prosper; fto Deepavali bring bully things to each one," helium posted.
