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  2. What is Diwali and why is it celebrated? What to know about ...

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    Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu month of Kartik, which typically falls between the middle of October and the middle of November. This year, Diwali falls on October 31, according to the Hindu ...

  3. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. What to know about Diwali, the Festival of Lights - AOL

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    Diwali is celebrated every year in autumn, usually falling between October and November. The festival lasts five days, with the main celebration occurring on the third day. This year, Diwali will ...

  5. Naraka Chaturdashi - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Dev Deepavali (Varanasi) - Wikipedia

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    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 .

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    Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu month of Kartik, which typically falls between the middle of October and the middle of November. This year, Diwali falls on Oct. 31, according to the Hindu ...

  8. What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it ... - AOL

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    Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. Over five days ...

  9. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Diwali: Floating Hindu festival of lights. It is celebrated on the new moon day in the month of Ashvin or Kartika in the Hindu Calendar [14] Sikh festival to celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas in remembrance of the release of Guru Hargobind from the Gwalior Fort prison by the Mughal emperor Jahangir and the day he arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.