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Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) 2026: Yam Deepdaan Rituals, Auspicious Timings, and Significance
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) 2026: Yam Deepdaan Rituals, Auspicious Timings, and Significance - Rangeen India
Pandit Raghav Sharma (Rangeen India)
New Delhi
, October 8, 2026, 1:48 AM IST
, (Updated October 16, 2026, 2:23 AM IST)
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Naraka Chaturdashi, celebrated on Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi, holds profound spiritual significance as a day to seek protection from untimely death. Devotees perform the sacred Yam Deepdaan by lighting a four-faced lamp to honor Yamraj. This auspicious ritual, coupled with traditional fasting, fosters divine blessings, health, and prosperity for all worshippers.
Choti Diwali and Yam Deepdaan
Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi is known as Naraka Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali. On this day, there is a tradition of lighting a four-faced lamp (chaumukhi diya) dedicated to Yamraj to seek protection from untimely death and to pray for good health.
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