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About Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali
8 November 2026
Naraka Chaturdashi is the Diwali-season day of purification and early light. Across India it is known as Choti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, or Roop Chaudas, and in much of the South it is the primary Deepavali morning of oil bath and celebration. The day’s stories centre on Krishna’s triumph over the demon Narakasura and on cleansing body and home before Lakshmi Puja. Abhyanga snan before sunrise, fresh clothes, and soft lamps set a tone of readiness rather than rush. On Madhuma you will find festival essentials for a respectful Choti Diwali—incense, diyas, and puja items—so your Naraka Chaturdashi feels calm and complete.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Naraka Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, is the Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi day in the Diwali season, remembered for Krishna’s victory over Narakasura and for early-morning purification rites.
It opens the festival of lights a day before—or sometimes on the same civil day as—main Lakshmi Puja, with early lamps, oil bath, and quieter home preparation.
Abhyanga snan is a traditional oil massage and bath taken before sunrise, especially in South India, marking cleansing of body and mind before Deepavali festivities.
Often yes, but when Chaturdashi and Amavasya share the sunrise day, many calendars list Naraka Chaturdashi on the same civil date as main Diwali. Check your city Panchang.
Set oil and warm water for dawn bathing, clean the entrance and altar, keep diyas and incense ready, and plan a simple Krishna or Kali remembrance that suits your family.
Lord Krishna is central to the Narakasura story. In many regions Goddess Kali is also remembered on Kali Chaudas; Lakshmi Puja follows in the Diwali sequence.
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