Festivals
The festival of lights, on the new moon of Kartik.
Annual festival: general observance date from the 2026 government holiday list. Local ritual times may differ. Other years require reviewed dates. CGCA · 2026
| Deity | Lakshmi, Rama |
|---|---|
| Region | Pan-India |
| Significance | Lights and new year |
| Occurs | Annual festival: general observance date from the 2026 government holiday list. Local ritual times may differ. Other years require reviewed dates. |
| Upcoming dates |
The festival of lights, on the new moon of Kartik.
The festival of lights, on the new moon of Kartik.
Diwali falls on the new moon (Amavasya) of Kartik, the darkest night of the lunar month, and is celebrated with rows of lamps, sweets and family gatherings. It marks Rama's return to Ayodhya and is associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity.
The new moon is the fifteenth tithi of the waning moon — written above as krishna paksha, tithi 15.