Thu, Oct 31
|India
diwali
Diwali , also spelled Divali , one of the main religious festivals of Hinduism , Jainism and Sikhism , lasts five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month Ashvina to the second day of the light half of the lunar month Karttika .
Time & Location
Oct 31, 2024, 12:00 AM
India
About the event
Diwali , also spelled Divali , one of the main religious festivals of Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism, lasts five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month Ashvina to the second day of the light half of the lunar month Karttika . (The corresponding dates in the Gregorian calendar generally fall at the end of October and November.) The name is derived from the Sanskrit term dipavali , meaning “row of lights”. The festival generally symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.