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Marathi festival

Diwali — दिवाळी

divāḷī

October–November · the festival of lights

Diwali in Maharashtra runs across several days, from Vasu Baras to Bhau Beej. Households rise before dawn on Narak Chaturdashi for an abhyanga snan (ritual oil bath), and homes fill with faral — a festive spread of savoury snacks and sweets.

Greetings in Marathi

  • दिवाळीच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा

    divāḷīcyā hārdik śubhecchā

    "Happy Diwali!"

    universal

  • शुभ दीपावली

    śubh dīpāvaḷī

    "Auspicious Diwali"

    formal

Customs & traditions

  • ✦Abhyanga snan — pre-dawn ritual oil bath on Narak Chaturdashi
  • ✦Preparing faral — an assortment of festive snacks and sweets
  • ✦Lakshmi puja in the evening
  • ✦Bhau Beej — sisters honouring brothers, two days after Lakshmi puja

Traditional foods

  • चकली

    chakalī

    Spiral savoury snack

  • करंजी

    karañjī

    Sweet stuffed fried dumpling

  • लाडू

    lāḍū

    Sweet ball, made with besan or semolina

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