Diwali is one of the biggest festival of Hindus, celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness in India। The festival is celebrated for five continuous days, where the third days is celebrated as the main Diwali festival or
'Festival of lights'. Different colorful varieties of fireworks are always associated with this festival. On this auspicious day, people light up diyas and candles all around their house. They perform Laxmi Puja in the evening and seek divine blessings of Goddess of Wealth. The festival od Diwali is never complete without exchange of gifts. People present diwali gifts to all near and dear ones.
Diwali date changes every year as the day is calculated according to the position of the moon. Find out when is Diwali 2011 in this exclusive Diwali Calendar!! The detailed calendar page clearly points out Diwali Date 2011. Also find out Diwali Date for the past and coming year in the Diwali Calendar 2009 and Diwali Calendar 2011.
According to Hindu reckoning, the date of Diwali falls on 15th day of the dark fortnight in the auspicious Hindu month of Kartik or the month of October/November in English calendar. This Diwali day falls on the amavasya or the no moon day. Diwali date comes 20 days after the popular festival of Dussehra or Vijaya Dashmi.
So go ahead, mark the Diwali Date 2011 in your personal calendar and start planning for celebrations!!
Diwali in 2011 will start on Wednesday, the 26th of October and will continue for 5 days until Sunday, the 30th of October.
Diwali is celebrated in late Ashwin (September–October) and ends in early Kartika (OctoberNovember)
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