Diwali thirty first October or 1st November? Deepened variations amongst students of Kashi concerning the day of Diwali

Diwali thirty first October or 1st November? Deepened variations amongst students of Kashi concerning the day of Diwali


New Delhi:

On which day ought to Diwali be celebrated this 12 months? There was a dispute concerning this amongst students and almanacs. Whereas Kashi Vidvat Parishad, Kashi Vishwanath Belief is speaking about celebrating Diwali on thirty first October, some South Indian students are speaking about celebrating Diwali on 1st November.

In keeping with Pandit Ramchandra Pandey, former college head of the Astrology Division, the entire controversy is about Amavasya. Kashi Vidvat Parishad believes that thirty first October is Amavasya in Pradosh interval. Moreover, the entire evening can also be Amavasya and in accordance with the scriptures, if there may be Amavasya from Pradosh Kaal until Nisha Vyapini, then the competition of Diwali is well known. On the second day, on 1st November, it’s simply touching Pradosh Kaal. Amavasya Pradosh Kaal i.e. 2 hours from sundown is Amavasya solely 24 minutes after sundown on 1st November, that’s the reason Kashi Parishad and the Chief Panchang of Kashi are requesting to have fun Diwali on thirty first October as a substitute of celebrating Diwali on 1st November.

However, Veda Acharya Visheshwar Shastri Dravid of Track Veda Faculty doesn’t agree with this. He says that it’s mentioned within the scriptures that if Amavasya is falling for 2 days then the Amavasya of the second day needs to be taken. The second day additionally in Pradosh Kaal is Amavasya on 1st November, therefore Diwali needs to be celebrated on 1st November solely. Nonetheless, it’s also mentioned in it that one ought to have fun Diwali in accordance with the Panchang in his home.

Vishal Pandit Vishal ji, editor of Rishikesh Panchang, one of many oldest almanacs of Kashi, believes that almanacs are made in two methods. One is from Surya Siddhanta and the opposite Panchang Surya Siddhanta provides the date within the almanac based mostly on native Garhwa and calculates the almanac contemplating Ujjain as its base, which is usually depending on laptop. That’s the reason such confusion is going on. In lots of locations within the West, there isn’t a Amavasya throughout Pradosh Kaal and it’s talked about within the scriptures that Diwali needs to be celebrated on the day when Amavasya is present in abundance and on thirty first October there may be Amavasya from Pradosh Kaal until the entire evening, therefore the competition of Diwali. And Lakshmi puja needs to be performed on thirty first October solely.

Different scripture writers additionally consider that Amavasya ought to occur all through the evening as a result of many such auspicious instances come after Lakshmi worship throughout Pradosh interval. Which is appropriate for meditation and worship at evening. Kali Puja additionally takes place at midnight. Subsequently, Amavasya is on thirty first October and the competition of Diwali needs to be celebrated on the identical day. Nonetheless Indian Vedic students based mostly in South India don’t agree. They consider that on the day of Diwali, solely Lakshmi is worshiped throughout Pradosh Kaal and that Pradosh Kaal is on the market on 1st November however just for a brief time period. Subsequently, the competition of Diwali needs to be made on 1st November solely as a result of it’s mentioned within the scriptures that if there may be Amavasya for 2 days then the Amavasya of the second day needs to be taken, that is the phrase of Sanak Rishi.



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