The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Kartika (October-November)
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"The Dīpāvalī festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Kārtika"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
The Dīpāvalī festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Kārtika (October-November). The Rāsa-yātrā, or rāsa dancing of Kṛṣṇa, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month.
CC Madhya 15.36, Translation and Purport:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees participated in all the festivals, including Rāsa-yātrā, Dīpāvalī and Utthāna-dvādaśī.
The Dīpāvalī festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Kārtika (October-November). The Rāsa-yātrā, or rāsa dancing of Kṛṣṇa, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month. Utthāna-dvādaśī takes place the day after Ekādaśī in the waxing fortnight of the moon in the same month. All the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu participated in all these festivals.
| Page Title: | The Dipavali festival takes place on the dark-moon night in the month of Kartika (October-November) |
| Compiler: | Sahadeva |
| Created: | 05 of Nov, 2010 |
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