North India Statesman
Across millions of households from Varanasi’s illuminated ghats to bustling residential towers in Mumbai and Delhi, Dhanteras—formally known as Dhanatrayodashi—marks the auspicious beginning of the five-day Diwali festival. Falling on the thirteenth lunar day (Trayodashi) of the Krishna Paksha in the sacred Hindu month of Kartik, the day is steeped …
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