Acharya Prashant explains that celebrating Diwali without embodying the qualities of Shri Ram is a form of hypocrisy and cheap entertainment. He argues that a festival is not a free-for-all; rather, it requires a certain qualification or merit earned through one's way of living. If one has lived in opposition to the principles of Shri Ram for 364 days, joining a noisy celebration on the 365th day is a pretense. He suggests that if Shri Ram were present today, he would be angered to see his name associated with an orgy of shopping and consumption, as he was someone who renounced an entire empire and worldly comforts without complaint.