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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 ...
Naraka, also known as Narakāsura, and Bhaumāsura was an asura king, the legendary progenitor of all three dynasties of Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa, and the founding ruler of the legendary Bhauma dynasty of Pragjyotisha. [1] [2] [3] Though the myths about Naraka are first mentioned in the Mahabharata, [4] later texts embellish them. [5]
This is celebrated as the regional occasion of Naraka Chaturdashi, which falls on the first day of the festival of Deepavali. Krishna's victory against Narakasura liberated the asura's prisoners. Having rescued the 16,000 women, Krishna married them upon their request to restore them of their honour in society, making them his junior wives .
Naraka Chaturdashi, also known as Chhoti Diwali, is the second day of festivities coinciding with the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of Ashwin or Kartik. [125] The term "chhoti" means little, while "Naraka" means hell and "Chaturdashi" means "fourteenth". [126]
Chaturdashi (Sanskrit: चतुर्दशी, romanized: caturdaśī) is the 14th day of the waxing phase or waning phase of the moon in the Hindu calendar. [1] This is the day prior to new moon ( amavasya ) or full moon ( purnima ).
Naraka Chaturdashi (2nd day of Diwali) āśvina kārtika kṛṣṇa caturdaśī: Deepavali / Lakshmi Puja (3rd day of Diwali) āśvina kārtika kṛṣṇa amāvasyā Annakut or Bali Padyami (4th day of Diwali) kārtika śukla prathama Diwali ends Bhai Dooj. kārtika śukla dvitīya Vasant Panchami: magha śukla pañcamī Maha Shivaratri ...
In South India (especially Tamil Nadu), Brahmin women make marundu (which translates as 'medicine') on Dhanatrayodashi, the eve of Naraka Chaturdashi. The marundu is offered during the prayer and eaten early on Naraka Chaturdashi before sunrise. Many families hand over the recipes of the medicine to their daughters and daughters-in-law.
A legend behind the Ananta Chaturdashi is found in the Mahabharata. It recounts the story of a woman named Sushila, who encountered a group of women worshipping Ananta near a riverbank. They explained that the performance of this vrata (pious observance) would earn great merit for the performer and offer them safety.