Observance
Diwali
Festival
A festival that Hindustan Times records Marwaris observing. Its dates, each with its source, are listed on this page.
- Sources
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Practised by
- Marwaris, a small yet vital cog in the wheel called Chandigarhhindustantimes.com
“The main festivals of the community are Holi Dahan, Diwali Milan and Haryali Teej. For Marwaris in Chandigarh, the festival is more about dishes and wearing jewellery. During Haryali Teej, which falls in the month of August, the community arranges for finest of cooks, so the festivities match those in Rajasthan.”
- Marwaris, a small yet vital cog in the wheel called Chandigarhhindustantimes.com
- The elaborate Marwadi celebration of Diwalithehindu.com
“The traditional celebration of Diwali starts with a ‘yama diya’ on the first day, eleven diyas on the second and 21 on the third day and in the next two days there are a number of rituals that are followed by the Marwadis. The five-day celebration begins with Dhanteras, ‘Choti Diwali’ or Roop Chaudas, Diwali, Padwa or Budha Diwali and Bhai Dooj.”
- The elaborate Marwadi celebration of Diwalithehindu.com
- ‘Ram or crackers had no place in my Diwali’: A Marwari Jain laments homogenisation of the festivalscroll.in
“For a child from an upper-middle class Marwari Jain family, with moorings in business, Diwali was an extraordinary affair, bigger and better than birthdays.”
- ‘Ram or crackers had no place in my Diwali’: A Marwari Jain laments homogenisation of the festivalscroll.in
Dates on record
8 Nov 2026Aggregated source
- 2026 Diwali Puja | Lakshmi Puja Timings for Jaipur, Rajasthan, Indiadrikpanchang.com
“Lakshmi Puja on Sunday, November 8, 2026”
- 2026 Diwali Puja | Lakshmi Puja Timings for Jaipur, Rajasthan, Indiadrikpanchang.com