Diwali

E18568

Hindu festival festival of lights religious festival

Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Diwali canonical	74
Deepavali	9
Dev Deepawali	4
Diwali celebrations	3
Diwali festival period	2
Deepavali (Tamil tradition)	1
Deepawali	1
Dipavali	1
Divali	1
Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas)	1
Diwali (Deepotsav celebrations)	1
Diwali (Jain observance)	1
Diwali (as day of Mahavira’s nirvana)	1
Diwali (in Bengal context)	1
Diwali (main day / Lakshmi Puja)	1
Diwali Amavasya	1
Diwali festival events	1
Diwali festive season	1
Diwali night	1
Festival of Lights	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu festival ⓘ festival of lights ⓘ religious festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Diwali ⓘ surface form: Deepavali Diwali ⓘ surface form: Dipavali
approxGregorianTime	November ⓘ October ⓘ
associatedDeity	Ganesha ⓘ Kali ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Kubera ⓘ Devi ⓘ surface form: Lakshmi Rama ⓘ
associatedWithStory	Krishna’s victory over Narakasura ⓘ Lakshmi emerging from the churning of the ocean (Samudra Manthan) ⓘ defeat of Ravana by Rama ⓘ return of Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile ⓘ
calendar	Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ
celebratedIn	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh Fiji ⓘ British Guiana ⓘ surface form: Guyana India ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ global Indian diaspora communities ⓘ
culturalAspect	special festive foods ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ
duration	5 days in many regions ⓘ
economicImpact	major shopping season in India ⓘ
environmentalConcern	air pollution from firecrackers ⓘ noise pollution from firecrackers ⓘ
etymology	from Sanskrit dīpāvalī meaning ‘row of lights’ ⓘ
jainSignificance	commemorates Mahavira’s attainment of nirvana ⓘ
keyDay	Amavasya (new moon) of Kartik ⓘ
mainTheme	spiritual renewal ⓘ triumph of knowledge over ignorance ⓘ triumph of light over darkness ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ
majorRitual	Ganesh Chaturthi ⓘ surface form: Ganesha Puja Lakshmi Puja ⓘ cleaning and decorating homes ⓘ exchanging gifts ⓘ fireworks and firecrackers ⓘ lighting candles ⓘ lighting electric lights ⓘ lighting oil lamps (diyas) ⓘ rangoli decoration ⓘ sharing sweets ⓘ
modernTrend	promotion of eco-friendly celebrations ⓘ
observedBy	Hinduism ⓘ surface form: Hindus Jainism ⓘ surface form: Jains Sikh people ⓘ surface form: Sikhs some Buddhists ⓘ
occursInMonth	Kartik ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
sikhSignificance	coincides with Bandi Chhor Divas ⓘ
socialAspect	community celebrations ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ
symbolism	banishing darkness and evil ⓘ new beginnings ⓘ welcoming prosperity and good fortune ⓘ
typeOfHoliday	public holiday in several countries ⓘ

Referenced by (107)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

northern India → hasMajorFestival → Diwali ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

Lyon → knownFor → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Festival of Lights

Diwali → alsoKnownAs → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Deepavali

Diwali → alsoKnownAs → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dipavali

Marathi people → traditionalFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Maharashtra → hasCulturalFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Ramayana → associatedFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Kashmiri Pandit → celebratesFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Kashi → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dev Deepawali

Ayodhya → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diwali (Deepotsav celebrations)

eastern India → hasImportantFestival → Diwali ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern India

Kali Puja → coincidesWith → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Deepavali

Bikaner → majorFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Indians → associatedWithFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Tamil people → traditionalFestival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Deepavali

Yam Dwitiya → partOfFestivalCycle → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diwali festival period

Indo-Mauritians → festival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Divali

Gujarati people → festival → Diwali ⓘ

Bihar → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Doaba → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Harmandir Sahib → mainFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Kashi Vishwanath Temple → importantFestival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dev Deepawali

Dwarkadhish Temple → majorFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Golden Temple, Amritsar → festival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diwali (Bandi Chhor Divas)

Kartik → isAssociatedWith → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Deepavali

Kartik → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Kartik → containsEvent → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diwali Amavasya

Lakshmi Puja → performedDuring → Diwali ⓘ

Lakshmi Puja → majorFestivalAssociation → Diwali ⓘ

coincides with Bandi Chhor Divas → oftenCoincidesWith → Diwali ⓘ

subject surface form: Bandi Chhor Divas

Rama → associatedFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Puran Poli → servedOn → Diwali ⓘ

Purvanchal → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Dwarka → annualFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Dogra Brahmin → celebrates → Diwali ⓘ

Swaminarayan temples → festivalCelebrated → Diwali ⓘ

Hanuman Garhi → festivalCelebrated → Diwali ⓘ

Treta ke Thakur → primaryFestivals → Diwali ⓘ

Maha Lakshmi Temple → mainFestivals → Diwali ⓘ

subject surface form: Maha Lakshmi Temple, Jhansi

Dakshina Kali → festival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diwali (in Bengal context)

Khandeshi people → festival → Diwali ⓘ

Ahir community → festival → Diwali ⓘ

Ram ki Paidi → associatedFestival → Diwali ⓘ

Ram Mandir → prominentFestival → Diwali ⓘ

subject surface form: Ram Mandir, Ayodhya

Tamil culture → hasFestival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Deepavali (Tamil tradition)

Govardhan Puja → followsFestival → Diwali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diwali (main day / Lakshmi Puja)