Diwali This Year 2024. Diwali is a five day festival that represents the start of the hindu new year. The hindu religious holiday of diwali, also called deepavali or the “festival of lights”, is not an official public holiday in the united kingdom.
According to the ancient hindu calendar, diwali is observed annually on amavasya, the fifteenth day of the month of kartik. Read deepavali festival of lights puja vidhi, rituals and signifincance on mpanchang.