41+ Diwali 2020 Date Calendar Images. Lord dhanvantari, the hindu god of medicine and. Diwali is held on 15th day of the month of kartika in the hindu calendar and celebrates the festival of lights.
The date to celebrate diwali generally changes by a week to 10 days every year.
Diwali in 2020 will start on saturday, the 14th of november (14/11/2020) and will continue for 5 days until wednesday, the 18th of november. According to the ancient calendar, diwali is observed on amavasya (or new moon) — the 15th day — of the month of kartik, every year. The main festival night of diwali coincides with the darkest, new moon night of the hindu lunisolar month kartika in bikram sambat calendar. Deepavali is the biggest hindu festivals celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of krishna paksha of the hindu calendar month of ashwin each year.
