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Jyotish glossary › Timing and cycles › Panchanga and the calendar › Festivals › Diwali

Diwali

Sanskrit: Dīpāvali

Type: Concepts
Section: Festivals

Diwali is the festival of lights — the Lakshmi night on the Kartika new moon.

Related terms

Amavasya
Navaratri
Makara Sankranti
Holi
Maha Shivaratri
Guru Purnima

Used together with

Tara Bala

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