Hindus celebrate Karthikai Deepam for prosperity-by Subashini Pathmanathan Source:Dailymirror Karthikai Deepam falls two weeks after Diwali or Deepavali. The picture shows celebrations at Thiruvannamalai temple The festival is celebrated by the Hindus of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Sri Lanka Giving importance to this particular function is sharply declining in the modern world due to the change of lifestyle in metropolitan cities According to the Hindu calendar Karthikai Deepam or Karthikai Vilakkidu -‘the Festival of Light’ -falls on November 19 2021 (which happens to be a full moon day). It is called Karthikai Vilakkidu or Vilakkidu by the people of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan Hindus. This particular Hindu festival falls two weeks after Diwali or Deepavali. Diwali or Deepavali takes place on a dark full moon day, fourteen days after that particular dark full moon day, and on the following full moon day Karthikai Deepam or Karthikai ...
Nov 22, 2021
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