Diwali | Hindu Festival of Lights

Diwali | Hindu Festival of Lights - What's On - Index
Diwali Festival of Lights takes place on Monday, October 20, 2025

Holi - March 13, 2025
Eid-ul-Fitr - March 31, 2025
Ganesh Chaturthi - September 26, 2025
Onam - September 5, 2025
Durga Puja - September 30-October 4, 2025
Dussehra - October 2, 2025
Diwali - October 21, 2025

The Hindu religious day of Diwali, also called Deepavali or the "Festival of Lights" is one of the most popular dates on the Hindu calendar, Diwali symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, and takes place each year after the harvest and to coincide with the new moon.


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