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12+ Diwali 2020 Date In India Calendar English Pics
14/10/2020 00:00
12+ Diwali 2020 Date In India Calendar English Pics. (note due to tithi ending early some rituals on november 13 will observed in north india on november 12 and some rituals on november 14 on november 13). The diwali festival actually runs for five days, with the main event happening on the third day in most places in india.
The festival of lights is also the new year for some states. As it starts at the end of the cropping season, diwali. It is also a gazetted holiday in india.
The date changes each year because the festival is scheduled according to the lunar calendar:
Diwali celebrates the new moon of the first lunar month, kartik. Today is the 298 th day of 2020 and the. The vikram samvat hindu date of today is: And, the festival is observed a day before in south india (from the day it is celebrated in other parts of the country).