🪔 Deepavali
Festival of Lights - Victory of Light over Darkness
📅 November 8, 2026 (Sunday)
📅 Five Days of Deepavali
Naraka Chaturdashi
November 7
Day Krishna killed Narakasura. Early morning oil bath.
Lakshmi Puja
November 8 (Amavasya)
Lakshmi Devi puja. Lighting diyas. Bursting crackers. Sharing sweets.
Bali Padyami
November 9
Day King Bali visits Earth. Govardhan Puja.
Bhai Dooj
November 10
Brother-sister bond. Day Yama visited his sister Yamuna.
📜 Deepavali Stories
1. Killing of Narakasura: Narakasura, son of Bhudevi, imprisoned 16,000 women. Lord Krishna killed him with Satyabhama's help.
2. Rama's Return: When Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and killing Ravana, people welcomed him with lights.
3. Lakshmi Puja: It is believed Goddess Lakshmi roams the earth on Amavasya night. She enters clean homes and blesses with wealth.
🎯 Deepavali Traditions
- 🛁 Abhyangana Snanam - Oil bath at dawn
- 🪔 Lighting diyas - Decorating home with lamps
- 🙏 Lakshmi Ganapati Puja
- 🎆 Bursting firecrackers
- 🍬 Sharing and eating sweets
- 👕 Wearing new clothes
- 🏠 Cleaning and decorating home
- 💰 Closing accounts, starting new ones
🍚 Special Deepavali Foods
Sweets
Sweet Pongal
Ariselu
Boondi Laddu
Khaja
Karakaya
Chakkinalu
Atlu
Payasam
🪔 Deepavali Mantra
Shubham Karoti Kalyanam Arogyam Dhanasampadah |
Shatrubuddhi Vinashaya Deepajyoti Namostute ||
Mantra recited while lighting the lamp