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దీపావళి (లక్ష్మీ పూజ)

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)

Saturday, 14 November 2020 in Hyderabad · in 318 days

The day it falls on
Tithiకృష్ణ చతుర్దశి ends 14:18
Masa & pakshaఆశ్వయుజం · కృష్ణ పక్షం amanta
Nakshatraస్వాతి ends 20:09
Sunrise06:20 sunset 17:40

The observance day is decided by which tithi prevails at sunrise. Where a tithi straddles two civil days, the rule — not the calendar — picks the day, and that rule is exactly what differs between traditions.

Observed with

Festival of Lights — Lakshmi-Ganesha puja performed in Pradosh Kala on Amavasya

  • Lakshmi-Ganesha puja
  • Fireworks
  • Diyas
  • Sweets exchange
  • Gambling tradition
Observed everywhere

ⓘ The same day, named differently

Amanta — your region
ఆశ్వయుజం · కృష్ణ చతుర్దశి
Purnimanta regions
కార్తీకం · కృష్ణ చతుర్దశి

Same day, same tithi, same timings — only the month name differs, because the two conventions cut the month at opposite ends. Why →