Hindu New Year 2024 Diwali. Diwali is a five day festival that represents the start of the hindu new year. A layer of smog covered the national capital on saturday (november 9, 2024) morning and the air quality was recorded in the “very poor” category with an average air.
On the night of diwali, people dress up in new clothes, perform lakshmi puja, burst crackers and visit relatives and friends. The festival marks the victory of good over evil, and uplifting of spiritual darkness.