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Diwali 2025 Date on October: There is confusion across the country regarding the date of Diwali this year. There is talk of celebrating Diwali somewhere on 20th October and somewhere on 21st October. To resolve this confusion, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has advised traders across the country to celebrate Diwali on 20 October 2025 only.
National General Secretary of CAT and MP from Chandni Chowk Praveen Khandelwal said that it is appropriate to celebrate a big festival like Diwali according to the scriptures and astrological calculations. He told that to remove the confusion created among the traders across the country, CAT consulted the famous astrologer of Ujjain, Acharya Durgesh Tare.
Confusion on Diwali date
Acharya Durgesh Tare told that according to the scriptures, Diwali should be celebrated on Pradosh Vyapini Tithi of Amavasya. This year this date is falling on 20 October 2025, hence worshiping Lakshmi-Ganesh on the same day will be auspicious and as per the scriptures. He clarified that the effect of Amavasya on October 21 will last only for a few moments, hence it would not be appropriate to celebrate Diwali on that day.
He also said that since the night of 20th October is completely in Amavasya and Pradosh period, it is the most suitable date. According to him – “The Amavasya which prevails in both Pradosh and midnight is the main one.”
According to Acharya Tare, Dhanteras and Dhanvantari Jayanti – 18 October 2025, Narak Chaturdashi – 19 October 2025, Diwali – 20 October 2025, Govardhan Puja – 22 October 2025, Bhai Dooj – 23 October 2025.
CAT’s advice to celebrate 20th October
CAT said that Diwali is the most important festival of India not only from religious but also from business point of view. On this day, businessmen across the country start the new accounting year and pray for prosperity by worshiping Goddess Lakshmi-Ganesh. Therefore, determining the correct date of the festival is very important. Thus, according to the calculations of religious scriptures and astrologers, this year Diwali will be celebrated only on 20 October 2025 (Sunday).
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