Diwali Indian Festival
The diwali festival actually runs for five days with the main event happening on the third day in most places in india.
Diwali indian festival. The hindu festival of light is the. This five day festival which is the biggest in india honors the victory of good over evil and brightness over darkness. The festival gets its name from the row avali of clay lamps deepa that indians light outside their homes to.
The corresponding dates in the gregorian calendar usually fall in late october and november. As many are preparing to celebrate the festival the international society for krishna consciousness iskcon stresses not only. The hindu holiday of diwali will take place this saturday nov.
D w l i. The diwali festival occurs in late october or early november. Each of the four days in the festival of diwali is marked with a different tradition.
However in south india the festival is observed as the defeat of narakasura. Diwali also spelled divali one of the major religious festivals in hinduism lasting for five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month ashvina to the second day of the light half of karttika. Diwali or dipawali is indias biggest and most important holiday of the year.
Diwali or deepavali in sanskrit literally means a row of lights. Diwali celebrations in india have taken a more sombre tone this year as the double spectres of the pandemic and pollution have cast a shadow over festivities. As communicated in my previous email below this year diwali mela will have ticketed entry to ensure controlled crowd at the venue.
This years date of celebration starts november 14 2020. It falls on the 15th day of the hindu month of kartik so it varies every year. Dipavali or divali is the indian festival of lights usually lasting five days and celebrated during the hindu lunisolar month kartika between mid october and mid november.
Its associated with lord rams return to his kingdom in ayodhya after exile and rescuing his wife from demon king ravan on dussehra.