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Plate F · VALIDīpāvalīदीपावली

URN · deepavali

Festivals · 5 days

Provisional

दीपावली

Dīpāvalī

Deepavali / Diwali

Pañcāṅga rule

Lunar — Kartika · krishna pakṣa · tithi 15

Duration · 5 days

ISynopsis

Festival of Lights celebrated over five days; the main night falls on the new moon of Kartika.

Provenance ledger

9 entries

  1. RecurrenceLunar — Kartika · krishna pakṣa · tithi 15 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Deepavali / Diwalitextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)दीपावलीtextual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)தீபாவளிtextual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)దీపావళిtextual
  7. Name (mar/Deva)दिवाळीtextual
  8. Name (kan/Knda)ದೀಪಾವಳಿtextual
  9. Observed at20 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

20 attested
  • Temple 5035dc78deity-festival association
  • Temple 4823d374deity-festival association
  • Temple b4d45e32deity-festival association
  • Temple fb8492c2deity-festival association
  • Temple 858cae92deity-festival association
  • Temple 3b28cee5deity-festival association
  • Temple c280dd8ddeity-festival association
  • Temple 2bc1a55edeity-festival association
  • Temple dc026fe7deity-festival association
  • Temple 2f0c876cdeity-festival association
  • Temple 83288260deity-festival association
  • Temple 1734d913deity-festival association
  • And 8 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnDeepavali / DiwaliFestival of Lights celebrated over five days; the main night falls on the new moon of Kartika.
  • hin / Devaदीपावलीकार्तिक मास की अमावस्या को मनाया जाने वाला प्रकाश पर्व।
  • tam / Tamlதீபாவளிகார்த்திக மாதம் அமாவாசை அன்று கொண்டாடப்படும் விளக்கு திருவிழா.
  • tel / Teluదీపావళికార్తీక అమావాస్య నాడు జరిగే దీపాల పండుగ.
  • mar / Devaदिवाळीमहाराष्ट्रातील दिवाळी — आकाश कंदील, फराळ, लक्ष्मीपूजन आणि किल्ले बनवण्याची परंपरा.
  • kan / Kndaದೀಪಾವಳಿ
  • mal / Mlymദീപാവലി
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