This is Actually the main Aarti for Diwali - prayer to Goddess Lakshmi. Here are the lyrics (which may be a bit different from the rendition)

Jai Lakshmi mata, maiyya jai Lakshmi maata,
Tumko nishdin sevat, Har Vishnu vidhaata.
Jai Lakshmi Mata ....

Brahmani, Rudrani Kamala, tum hi hai jagmaata,
Surya chandrama dhyyavat, Narad rishi gata.
Jai Lakshmi Mata ....

Durga roop niranjani, sukh sampatti daata,
Jo koi tum ko dhyyavat, riddhi-siddhi dhan paata.
Jai Lakshmi Mata ....

Tum paataal Nivaasini, tum hi shubh daata,
Karma prabhav prakashak, bhavnidhi se trata.

A nice article on how Columbus - the man who discovered a new continent and virtually changed the future of the next many centuries of the world - ultimately died a Failure! Something that is remiscent of the last days of Alexander.

A little genocide here, some slavery there, several mutinies, and multiple executions of crew members later, and Columbus fell out of favor with the Spanish crown and the public. When he died he was surrounded by family and by the trappings of his substantial income. But he went to his grave with the gouging sense of injustice he couldn’t forgive and of failure he couldn’t explain.

This is a very interesting audio from Sri Neem Karoli Baba's Ashram in New Mexico of Hanuman Chalisa. This Hanuman Chalisa is sung by Geoffrey Gordon and Diana Rogers and chorus.

PS: Please now listen to this Aarti here.

This is the second Aarti that is sung in homes at Diwali time...

HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL!

This is the most popular devotional song that is sung in every Hindu household that celebrates Diwali. Here is streaming audio of the Aarti for everyone's use.

NOTE: We have now started to upload audio on our own site. So, please listen to the Aarti here.