About Diwali- The Festival of Lights- Information n Details
Deepawali is a festival of lights, colour, happiness and a new beginning. On the Hindu calendar, Deepawali or Diwali is celebrated for the 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. It will fall on October 17th this year. It is also the beginning of the new Hindu Calendar year. According to Sanskrit word Deepavali - ‘Deep’ means diya (small pots made from clay) or light and ‘Avali’, means a row - meaning a row of lamps. (more…)






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