Dev Diwali: Tuesday, 24 November 2026. Purnima tithi in New Delhi: 23 Nov, 23:43 – 24 Nov, 20:24 IST.
Timings in New Delhi
- Purnima tithi
- 23 Nov, 23:43 – 24 Nov, 20:24
How we calculate this
- Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri) from each city's own sunrise and sunset. Other almanacs can differ by a minute or two.
Dev Diwali (देव दिवाली) is a festival falling in the Hindu lunar month of कार्तिक. Its position is fixed by tithi rather than by the Gregorian calendar, so the date moves every year and is computed from the panchang. No fast is prescribed for the day. The observance itself, and its puja vidhi, stay the same each year.
Dev Diwali
देव दिवाली
Hindu month: कार्तिक
Panchang Basis (Tithi Rule)
Kartika Shukla Purnima fixes the day, so the English date moves each year.
About This Festival
The Diwali of the gods on Kartik Purnima — a million diyas line the Ganga ghats of Kashi as devotees celebrate Shiva's victory over Tripurasura with deep-daan, purnima snan, and evening Ganga aarti.
कार्तिक पूर्णिमा पर देवताओं की दिवाली — काशी के गंगा घाट लाखों दीयों से जगमगाते हैं। त्रिपुरासुर पर शिव की विजय के उपलक्ष्य में दीपदान, पूर्णिमा स्नान और गंगा आरती होती है।
Significance
Commemorates Tripurari Shiva burning the three demon cities with a single arrow, for which the devas descended to Kashi and lit lamps in gratitude — the night the gods themselves keep Diwali. Kartik Purnima is among the holiest snan days of the year: a dip in the Ganga today is said to carry the punya of all tirthas. Deep-daan — floating or gifting lamps — is the day's signature karma, performed for ancestors and for release from Chandra-related doshas, the full moon being at its most benefic.
Puja Vidhi (How to Observe)
Take a purnima snan in a holy river before sunrise, or add Gangajal to the bath at home. Perform Satyanarayan katha or Vishnu-Shiva puja during the day. At dusk, light and offer diyas — at the ghat, the tulsi chaura, the doorway, and under the peepal — the deep-daan that defines the night. Offer kheer to Chandra Dev when the full moon rises. Daan of food, warm clothes, or lamps to the needy completes the observance.
Regional Names
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Dev Diwali celebrated?
Dev Diwali falls on Tuesday, 24 November 2026 and on Sunday, 14 November 2027.
Is Dev Diwali a fasting (vrat) day?
No, no fast is prescribed for Dev Diwali.
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