Choti Diwali 2025: When is Choti Diwali? Know the date of Narak Chaturdashi

Choti Diwali 2025 Date: Choti Diwali is also known as Narak Chaturdashi, which is on Sunday, October 19, this year in 2025, and the festival of Diwali will be celebrated the next day, i.e., on October 20.

The festival of lights holds special significance in Hinduism, and is celebrated for five days. It includes festivals like Dhanteras, Narak Chaturdashi (Chhoti Diwali), Deepawali, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Dooj. Choti Diwali is celebrated a day before Diwali.

 

Choti Diwali is known by many names, such as Narak Chaturdashi, Narak Chaudas, Rus Chaudas, and Bhoot Chaturdashi. It falls on the 14th day of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of the month of Kartik. Narak Chaturdashi is the second day of the five-day festival of lights. Let's find out when Narak Chaturdashi will be celebrated this year.

When is Narak Chaturdashi in 2025

Narak Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali will be celebrated on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Worshiping Yama and the ancestors is significant on this day. Chaturdashi Tithi begins at 1:51 pm on October 19 and ends at 3:44 pm on October 20. Since Choti Diwali puja is performed at night, Choti Diwali will be celebrated on October 19, 2025, and Lakshmi Puja will be performed the following day, October 20.

What do you do on Choti Diwali?

• On this day, a lamp should be lit towards the south.
• On Naraka Chaturdashi, sesame seeds, jaggery, oil and sweets should be offered to Lord Yama and the ancestors.
• On the day of Choti Diwali, you can donate oil, lamps, sesame seeds, sweets, clothes or food to the poor.
• Broom is also worshipped on Chhoti Diwali.
• At night, when we go to sleep, a lamp is lit in every corner of the house to keep negative energy away.

Significance of Narak Chaturdashi

Narak Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, is also celebrated as Hanuman Jayanti in North India. It is believed that Hanuman was born from the womb of Anjana at midnight on this day. There are many legends associated with Choti Diwali. According to one legend, Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasura on this day. This day is celebrated in various ways across India.

• Variations of Narak Chaturdashi
• According to Hindu belief, lighting a four-sided lamp at the main entrance of the house at night on Naraka Chaturdashi liberates one from hell.
• In rural areas of India, this day is celebrated as a harvest festival.
• In some parts of India, Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on this day, and special offerings of rice, jaggery, ghee, sesame seeds, and coconut are made to him.
• In West Bengal, this day is called Bhoot Chaturdashi, where people believe that the souls of ancestors come to earth on this day.
• In Tamil Nadu, on this day people observe a fast called "Nombu" and worship Goddess Lakshmi.