Naraka Chaturdashi is a festival of some traditional beliefs. It is celebrated just a day before Diwali. It is also known as Chhoti Diwali. I have brought here some sets of paragraphs and hope you will like it.
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Short and Long Paragraphs on Chhoti Diwali in English
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As we know Diwali is a five days festival starting from Dhanteras, Choti Diwali and then Diwali and some more on the following days. Naraka Chaturdashi is celebrated on the occasion of Chhoti Diwali.
On this day we light a diya for the lord of hell naming Yama Raj. It is also known as Yam’s diya. On this day everyone takes bath early in the morning and then offers their prayers to Yama Raja. In the evening when everyone in a family completes their meals, then the elder family member lights a diya and keeps it out of their home for Yama in the south direction and it is known as Naraka Chaturdashi. Apart from this, people also offer diyas in the evening for their ancestors.
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In India, each and every day is a festival if noticed closely and the phase suits the most “Every day is a festival, celebrate it”. But the celebration needs time as well as money. So, we celebrate some of the main festivals. Otherwise, you would have seen your grandmother keeping the different fast and offering some special prayers every day.
As per the Hindu calendar, Diwali is celebrated every year on the Amavasya of Kartika month. A day before we celebrate Naraka Chaturdashi and it is believed that Lord Krishna killed Narakasura who was a demon. So, every year on this day we celebrate Naraka Chaturdashi representing the positive side of life as a demon is considered as the negative and dark side of life.
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India is a country with vivid cultures. Although it is a Hindu nation still there are different believes in celebrating an occasion. There are different beliefs about celebrating a festival in different parts of India. Not only Hindus; Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, also celebrate many Hindu festivals but have their own beliefs regarding an occasion.
Naraka Chaturdashi is one of the five festivals in between a week Diwali blast. You can also call it the second festival starting from Dhanteras. We celebrate this occasion by offering prayers to the God of hell Yama Raja. It is also a belief that on this day Lord Krishna killed a demon Narakasura and to celebrate this occasion we celebrate this day as Naraka Chaturdashi. On this day people wake up early in the morning and complete their daily tasks like taking bath, etc. Then they offer prayers it is also celebrated as Chhoti Diwali.
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Diwali is one of the major festivals of India and people love celebrating this occasion. Either it is a child or a person; all of us love the gleam of diyas and the colours of crackers. All of us have our own reasons for liking a special festival. Another charm of this festival is, it is a five days long festival.
Starting from the first that is Dhanteras and then we have our Naraka Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali and then Diwali, following Govardhan puja, Bhai dooj. Let me tell you the importance of celebrating Naraka Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali.
Many of us don’t even know why we celebrate Choti Diwali. Actually, all festivals have their own importance and some story behind.
Naraka Chaturdashi is celebrated just a day before Diwali. We call this occasion Naraka Chaturdashi because on this day we offer diyas to Yama Raja. In the southern part of India people also keep fast and keep diyas for their ancestors. There is a belief that by keeping diyas on this day our ancestors get salvation. So, people call this occasion Naraka Chaturdashi.
Whereas there was a demon king Bali but he was very charitable and lord Krishna tested him and loved his way. As a result, lord Krishna asked him for a wish, and the King asked to let him a day when people could celebrate it for him by keeping diyas in their house. Whosoever will perform this puja will be blessed with goddess Lakshmi. Lord Krishna was happy and he said as you wish. So, from that day we celebrate this occasion Chhoti Diwali.
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There are different believes in celebrating a special occasion similarly we celebrate a day before Diwali that is known as Choti Diwali or Naraka Chaturdashi. There are different beliefs about celebrating this festival. I have brought some mythological stories that will tell you the real reason behind celebrating this festival.
The first story is of the demon Narakasura, he was blessed as if no male can kill him, and so Lord Krishna with the help of his wife Satyabhama killed Narakasura and also saved sixteen thousand girls from his palace. These girls were further known as Lord Krishna’s other wives.
The second story is of King Bali, he used to spend a lot on charity; as a result, Lord Krishna incarnated himself as a midget (Vamana avatar) and asked for charity. The midget asked only a piece of land that his legs could measure in three steps. The king agreed and as a result, the midget measured the entire earth in his first step, then the universe in his second step, and then Bali’s palace in the third step. But Bali didn’t hesitate and gave everything to him.
Lord Krishna got happy and asked the demon King Bali to have a wish. He wished to have three auspicious days when people can pray for him as well as the god of death. A person who will celebrate this special day will always be filled with wealth and good health. Lord Krishna was happy and he said ‘Tathaastu’.
These are some of the main reasons for celebrating Naraka Chaturdashi and every year people offer diyas to Yama Raja on this day and also celebrate it as Choti Diwali.
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
Ans. It falls on the second day of 5 days in the Diwali celebration.
Ans. On this day Narakasura was killed by Lord Krishna.
Ans. Kail Chaudas is the other name of Narak Chaturdashi.
Ans. Narakasura was a demon.
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