Deepawali

The festival of lights observed on Kartika Amavasya with lamps, Lakshmi-Ganesha puja and fireworks, marking Rama's return to Ayodhya in the northern reckoning and Krishna's slaying of Narakasura in the southern. Jains mark Mahavira's nirvana on the same night and Sikhs observe Bandi Chhor Divas.

Also known as Diwali · Deepavali · Divali · Festival of Lights