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Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Newar Buddhists, although for each faith it marks different historical events and stories, but nonetheless the festival represents the same symbolic victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil.
Jul 19, 2024 · Diwali (Divali) is a major Hindu religious festival that lasts for five days during the lunar months of Ashvina and Karttika (October–November). The name is derived from the Sanskrit term dipavali, meaning ‘row of lights,’ which are lit on the new-moon night. Read here to learn more about Diwali.
Jan 29, 2019 · The Diwali festival occurs in late October or early November. It falls on the 15th day of the Hindu month of Kartik, so it varies every year. Each of the four days in the festival of Diwali is marked with a different tradition.
Oct 11, 2022 · Diwali is India’s most important festival of the year—a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil.
Diwali is celebrated as per luni-solar based Hindu calendar, its date(s) varies on Gregorian calendar and usually falls in mid-October and mid-November. Diwali Calendar lists all five days of Diwali festivities for 1000 years.
Nov 9, 2023 · Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the diaspora. This year, Diwali begins Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, and the festival will be observed on Sunday, Nov. 12.
Significance: celebrating victory of light over darkness. Deity (s): Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi. Key Rituals: Lakshmi Puja. Mythological Figures: Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, Lakshmana, Ravana. 2023 Diwali date: November 12 (Sunday) 2024 Diwali date: November 01 (Friday) 2025 Diwali date: October 20 (Monday) 2026 Diwali date: November 08 (Sunday)
Nov 11, 2023 · Diwali, also called Deepavali, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in India and around the world. People mark the holiday by decorating their homes, gathering with families and...
Diwali (also: Deepawali) [2] is one of India's biggest festival. The word ' Deepawali ' means rows of lighted lamps. It is a Festival of Lights and Hindus celebrate it with joy. [3] . During this festival, people light up their houses and shops with mall cup-shaped oil lamp made of baked clay).
Nov 11, 2023 · Millions of Indians are celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which is one of the most important festivals in the country. People pray, enjoy festive meals and light...
