Diwali Week : Day #1 : DHANTERAS
So, Diwali is finally here! Diwali or Deepawali marks the day in history when Lord Ram brought Lady Sita home after rescuing her from the shackles of Mighty Raavan. Thus, It's celebrated all over India as the day when good prevailed over evil.Actually, Diwali is a 5-day affair starting with "Dhanteras" to "Bhai Dooj". So, through a series of posts, I would try to explore & widen your understanding (as well as mine) about significance of each day. Let's start with DHANTERAS! #Occurrence of Dhanteras as per Hindu Calendar Dhanteras is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu month of Karthik . It was celebrated on 5th of November this year. The hindu calender is little different from the Gregorian calender. Unlike Gregorian calendar which adds additional days to lunar month to adjust for the mismatch between twelve lunar cycles (354 lunar days) and nearly ...