दीप माला dīp mālā

Deepmala (Deepavali) A festival of lights, when people ignite candles, oil lamps and garlands of lights (“deepak” – oil lamp, “vali” – row, “mala” – rosary). A symbol of golden age, when light of all the souls is ignited.

दीप dīpa di:p (nm) an earthen lamp; the most eminent person of a family or clan; ~गृह a light-house; ~दान offering of a lamp to a deity for adoration; ~माला/मालिका a row of lamps; the दिवाली festival; ~वर्ति/वर्तिका the wick of a lamp; ~शिखा the flame of a lamp; ~स्तंभ a lamp-post; —से दीप जले one lamp kindles another.

दीपमाला dīpmālā. Deepmala (Deepawali, Diwali). The festival of lights. “Deep” means an earthen lamp. “Mala” means a row. Symbolic of the light of the soul that gets ignited at the Confluence. Normally it is celebrated in October.

दीवाली dīvālī (hindi)

(lit. 'A row of lamps'), A Hindū festival celebrated on the day of the new moon of Kārttik in honour of Kārttikeya, the god of war. (At this festival, the Hindūs, after bathing in some river, put on their best attire, and perform a śrāddh; and at night they worship Lakshmī; their houses and streets are illuminated, and the night is spent in gambling; the lit lamps symbolize the conquest of light over darkness and good over evil).
Times of merriment.

माला mālā (sanskrit)

A garland (of flowers), wreath.
Rosary, string of beads.
Series, chain, row, line.