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Chhoti Diwali 2020: Date and Time
The festival of Diwali, as well as Naraka Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali, will be marked on Saturday, November 14 this year. The Chaturdashi tithi will begin at 5:59 pm on November 13 and end at 2:17 pm on November 14. The Abhyanga Snan Muhurat will last from 5:23 am to 6:43 am on November 14.
Chhoti Diwali History and Significance
Chhoti Diwali or Naraka Chaturdashi is celebrated in different ways in different regions of India. As per the legend, a demon called Narakasur had kept 16,000 girls hostage. Lord Krishna defeated him and rescued all of them. The girls were afraid of embarrassment and being socially abhorred. So they sought help from Krishna.
Understanding their problem, Krishna and his wife then decided that Krishna will marry all 16,000 of them and the world will know them as his wives. However, there are many other mythological stories that are associated with the celebration of Chhoti Diwali.
Another mythological legend says the gods feared that King Bali is becoming too powerful, so Lord Vishnu disguised himself as a sage and asked him to give three-foot-pace of space on his kingdom. However, the Lord claimed the world (Mrityuloka) and the heavens (Swargloka) in just two paces. And then he asked for King Bali’s head to keep his foot down for the 3rd time. This is how Lord Vishnu conquered all the three and overthrown King Bali.
Chhoti Diwali 2020: Wishes, Quotes, Messages
- Naraka Chaturdashi ke pavan avsar par meri or se aapko aur aapke poore pariwar ko dheron shubh kamnayein — happy Chhoti Diwali
- May this festive season fill your life with joy, peace, goodness, wealth, good health and prosperity — happy Chhoti Diwali to you.
- May Chhoti Diwali, fill your heart with enthusiasm and joy. May you have a sparking Naraka Chaturdashi!
- Here's wishing you and your family, a very Happy Chhoti Diwali and Naraka Chaturdashi. Stay blessed and happy.
- On the auspicious occasion of Chhoti Diwali, here's extending my warm greetings to you and your family.
- May the Almighty shower you with his choicest blessings, good health and wealth on the day of Chhoti Diwali — Happy Naraka Chaturdashi to you and your loved ones.
- May this Choti Diwali become a symbol of hope and light. May it bring inner joy, peace, love, and the awareness of oneness to all. Happy Naraka Chaturdashi!
- May the joy and light of this beautiful holiday brighten your life, today and always. Happy Choti Diwali!