Pramodkumar (2008). Meri Khoj Ek Bharat Ki. ISBN978-1-4357-1240-9. ციტირების თარიღი: 26 October 2011. „It is extremely important to keep the house spotlessly clean and pure on Diwali. The Goddess Lakshmi likes cleanliness, and she will visit the cleanest house first. Lamps are lit in the evening to welcome the goddess. They are believed to light up her path.“