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Deepavali shopping: People throng cracker stalls, markets
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Deepavali shopping: People throng cracker stalls, markets

November 12, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: On account of Deepavali festival that began with Naraka Chaturdashi today, crowds have been gathering at firecracker stalls and markets across the city since early morning. The festive atmosphere will persist for three days, concluding with Deepavali (Balipadyami) on Nov. 14. Make-shift cracker stalls, authorised by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and located at…

Not many takers for festival shopping this Deepavali
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Not many takers for festival shopping this Deepavali

November 15, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: This festive season seems to be a gloomy affair amid the pandemic. The fruit and vegetable sections of Devaraja Market which witnessed huge rush on account of Naraka Chaturdarshi yesterday, saw very few customers this morning ahead of Balipadyami tomorrow. Due to cloudy weather, most main roads in city had less traffic today. As…

Significance of Naraka Chaturdashi
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Significance of Naraka Chaturdashi

October 21, 2017

By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Deepavali translated as festival of lights is a three-day celebration.  The first day is Naraka Chaturdashi, the second day is New Moon Day (Lakshmi Puja) and the third day is Balipadyami.  All our festivals generally have a mythological background…

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