29Oct
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Major festivalFestival of Lights — Lakshmi-Ganesha puja on Kartika Amavasya
- Lakshmi-Ganesha puja
- Fireworks
- Diyas
- Sweets exchange
Friday, 29 October 2027
Today’s festivals
29Oct
Kali Puja (Shyama Puja)
Major festivalWorship of Goddess Kali (Shyama) on the darkest night of Ashwina/Kartika Amavasya — in Bengal this is the paramount festival, observed with large public pandals and all-night worship
- Night-long Kali puja
- Pandal celebrations
- Red hibiscus and lamp offerings
- Tantra puja
29Oct
Amavasya
ObservanceNew Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
- Pitru Tarpan
- Ancestor remembrance
- Shradh