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Diwali 2025: Lighting Up the Night of the New Moon
17 Oct
Summary
- Diwali celebrated with great joy, symbolizing good over evil
- Confusion over exact date due to Hindu calendar's Amavasya span
- Lakshmi Puja auspicious time on October 20
As the festival of Diwali approaches in 2025, people across India are preparing to celebrate the victory of good over evil with great joy. However, this year there is some confusion among the people regarding the exact date of the festival.
According to the Hindu calendar, the Amavasya (new moon) date spans two days, leading to uncertainty about whether Diwali will be celebrated on October 20 or 21. The Drik Panchang, a Hindu calendar, clarifies that the Amavasya Tithi will begin at 3:44 pm on October 20 and end at 5:54 pm on October 21. Therefore, Diwali will be celebrated on October 20.
Diwali holds special spiritual significance, as it marks the day when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana and ending his fourteen-year exile. To celebrate his arrival, the people of Ayodhya illuminated the entire city with lamps, and this tradition continues to this day. Lighting lamps on Amavasya has become a symbol of the victory of good over evil and light over darkness.
This festival teaches us that even in the most difficult times of life, faith and positive thinking can show us the right path. The auspicious time for Lakshmi Puja, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, will be on October 20 from 7:08 pm to 8:18 pm.
