A star attraction on the Indian festival stage is Diwali – a joyous celebration that, generally, celebrates the triumph of excellent over evil. The festival’s name roughly interprets to ‘row of lamps/lights’ – that is why Diwali is widely called the festival of Lights. It takes place over a period of five days on auspicious dates throughout the end of Ashvin/start of Kartika – the Hindu calendar months that equate to the Gregorian calendar months of October/November.
