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How many days do we celebrate diwali?

It is a five-day festival that usually falls in October or November, depending on the lunar calendar. About All 5 Days of Diwali: Day Event 1st day Dhanteras 2nd   day Chhoti Diwali 3rd day Diwali 4th day Govardhan Puja 5th   day Bhaiya Dooj  However, the significance of the celebration is similar irrespective of names, i.e., “victory of light …

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the name diwali is derived from the sanskrit term deepavali. what is its literal meaning?

There are many interpretations of word “Diwali”. According to the Hindu Studies and Sustainability faculty at the Graduate Theological Union, the term “Diwali” is derived from the Sanskrit word “dīpāvalī” which means “rows of light”. According to Dr Bihani Sarkar, Sanskrit lecturer at the University of Oxford, said the origins of Diwali are shrouded in mystery …

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