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Diwali will be celebrated on Oct. 31 this year, but the South Asian religious festival of lights spans five full days. The week includes sweet treats and artistic combinations of flowers, powder ...
According to National Geographic Kids, Diwali, or Deepavali, is known as the festival of lights. Over time, it has become a national holiday, and communities in addition to Hinduism, including ...
Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam).
Diwali (English: / d ɪ ˈ w ɑː l iː /), also called Deepavali (IAST: Dīpāvalī) or Deepawali (IAST: Dīpāwalī), [4] is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism.
The Dev Deepavali (lit. ' the Diwali of the Gods ' , 'Festival of Lights of the Gods') [ 2 ] is the festival of Kartik Poornima celebrated in the city of Varanasi Uttar Pradesh , India . [ 3 ] It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and takes place fifteen days after Diwali .
Naraka Chaturdashi (also known as Kali Chaudas, Narak Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Choti Diwali, [1] Narak Nivaran Chaturdashi and Bhoot Chaturdashi) is an annual Hindu festival that falls on Chaturdashi (the 14th day) of the Krishna Paksha in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the ...
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...