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Chhoti Diwali 2019: Date, significance and celebration of Narak Chaturdashi

The festival is celebrated on the Chaturdashi or the fourteenth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik of the Hindu calendar

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The most-awaited festival of lights is around the corner and in between Diwali and Dhanteras is Chhoti Diwali which is also known as Narak Chaturdashi.

The festival is celebrated in different ways in different regions of India. The festival is celebrated on the Chaturdashi or the fourteenth day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik of the Hindu calendar. Some also celebrate this festival as Narak Chaudas or Roop Chaturdashi.

Narak Chaturdashi Date

As Chhoti Diwali or Narak Chaturdashi is celebrated right before Diwali, it will be celebrated on 27 October this year. Narak Chaturdashi is the day to wipe out all the dirt, garbage and evil from there houses. People also light up diyas in and around their house and celebrate the day.

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Narak Chaturdashi significance

As per the legend, a demon called Narakasur had kept 16,000 girls in hostage. Lord Krishna defeated him and rescued all of them. The next day when he returned home, his victory over Narakasur was widely celebrated. Till today, the day is celebrated remembering his victory over the demon.

There are many other mythological stories associated with the celebration of Chhoti Diwali but as per one of them, It is also said that the girls who were rescued from the clutch of Narakasur were afraid of embarrassment and being socially abhorred. So they sought help from Krishna. Understanding their dilemma, Krishna and his wife then decided that Krishna will marry all 16,000 of them and the world will know them as his wives.

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