Diwali 2024 has sparked a national debate on whether the festival falls on October 31 or November 1. Esteemed religious leaders from Kashi Vidvat Parishad and Ayodhya present compelling cases for each date. Learn more about the muhurta and auspicious timings to celebrate Diwali with devotion.
New Delhi: The Festival of Light is just around the corner, but as you are confused the world is too, when is Diwali? Is it on 31st October or 1st November? Many people including the ones who are dedicated to spirituality and devotion are confused about the date as everyone is celebrating it on two different dates and considering various muhurata. A few days ago, Kashi Vidvat Parishad in Varanasi, UP claimed that Diwali is on 31 October. Whereas, Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid ji and many other scholars of Kashi had said that the date of Diwali is 1 November.
So this caused much other confusion among the people celebrating it as to when is the right time and date to celebrate the festival, and what is the right time to perform the puja. Vidvat Parishad declares Diwali on October 31, 2024 Vidvat Parishad says to celebrate the festival of Diwali on October 31, 2024, as per the scriptures and to attract auspiciousness. He also added that our proposal for the Diwali date has strong support from prominent religious leaders, including Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Ji, Swami Sadanand Ji, and Swami Nischilanand Ji Maharaj, along with the Akhara Parishad, Sant Samiti, and Ram Bhadracharya Ji.
.