About Deepavali

Deepawali is a festival of lights, colour, happiness and a new beginning.
On the Hindu calendar, Deepawali or Diwali is celebrated for the five days from the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month Ashvina(क्वार का महीना ) to the second day of the light half of Karttika (कर्त्तिका ).
According to Sanskrit word Deepavali - ‘Deep’ means diya (small pots made from clay(दिया) ) or light and ‘Avali’, means a row - meaning a row of lamps.