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  2. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    Diwali (English: / d ɪ ˈ w ɑː l iː /) [9] —also known as Dewali, Divali, [4] [41] or Deepavali (IAST: dīpāvalī)—comes from the Sanskrit dīpāvali meaning ' row or series of lights '. [ 24 ] [ 42 ] The term is derived from the Sanskrit words dīpa , ' lamp, light, lantern, candle, that which glows, shines, illuminates or knowledge ...

  3. Balipratipada - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. 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 .

  5. List of festivals in Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Deepavali: Ashvini-Kartikam October–November Deepavali which means "row of lights/lamps" in Telugu. "Deepam" means lamp. The festival is celebrated on the occasion of Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama killing a demon Narakasura.

  6. Naraka Chaturdashi - Wikipedia

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    In Karnataka, the festival of Deepavali starts from this day i.e., Naraka Chathurdashi with early morning traditional oil bath, aarti followed by bursting firecrackers and extends till Bali Padyami, which is the main day of Deepavali celebration, when cows are decorated and worshipped.

  7. Deepavali (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Deepavali or Diwali is an Indian festival. Deepavali or Dipawali may also refer to: Dipawali (Jainism), a festival in Jainism; Deepavali, an Indian Telugu-language mythological film; Deepavali, an Indian Kannada-language film starring Vishnuvardhan and Ramesh Aravind

  8. Tihar (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Nepal's various communities celebrate Tihar in different ways. The festival is popularly known as Swanti among the Newars and as Deepawali among Madhesis. [4] Nepalis also make patterns on the floors of living rooms or courtyards using materials such as coloured rice, dry flour, coloured sand or flower petals, called Rangoli, as a sacred welcoming for the gods and goddesses, particularly ...

  9. Lakshmi Puja - Wikipedia

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    The occasion is celebrated on the amavasya (new moon day) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashwayuja (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the purnimanta tradition), on the third day of Deepavali in Nepal and most parts of India. [1] In Odisha, Assam, Bengal this puja is celebrated five days after Vijaya Dashami.