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Diwali, the festival of lights, represents the triumph of good over evil
A devotee prepares to place oil lamps at a religious ceremony during the Diwali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 12,2023. Diwali the 'Festival of Lights'
The day after Diwali is the first day of the bright fortnight of Kartik. [146] It is regionally called Annakut (heap of grain), Padwa, Goverdhan puja, Bali Pratipada, Bali Padyami, Kartik Shukla Pratipada and other names. [27] [146] According to one tradition, the day is associated with the story of Bali's defeat at the hands of Vishnu.
Dhanteras [1] (Hindi: धनतेरस), also known as Dhanatrayodashi (Sanskrit: धनत्रयोदशी), is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali or Tihar in most of India and Nepal
Balipratipada (Bali-pratipadā), also called as Bali-Padyami, Padva, Virapratipada or Dyutapratipada, is the fourth day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. [2] [3] It is celebrated in honour of the notional return of the daitya-king Bali (Mahabali) to earth.
Diwali is preceded by Navaratri, another Hindu festival that is observed every autumn over the course of nine nights. This year, Navaratri ran from 3 October to 12 October.
Aaratrika Bhaumik mentions the ban put in place by the Calcutta High Court on firecrackers (green firecrackers included) throughout the state of West Bengal for the 2021 Diwali and Kali Puja festivities. The ban extends to all remaining festivals in the year, such as Chhath Puja, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Diwali, Dasera, Christmas and the New Year. [10]
This year, Diwali falls on Thursday 31 October and will last for five days. ... sees millions of people attend events across the world every autumn to celebrate the triumph of good over evil.