The festival Diwali, also known as Deepavali, will be celebrated on 26th October in 2011 in India.
Diwali is celebrated on 26th October and in 2011 Diwali will be celebrated on 4th Wednesday of October. Countries like Nepal, Singapore and Sri Lanka also celebrate Diwali with great fervor and refer to it as Deepavali in India.Diwali is one of the most popular festivals in India and is also called Deepavali and Deva Diwali (by Jains).
In some other countries Deepavali is also referred to as Tihar.
Diwali dates 2011 around the world:
Tihar Nepal 2011Deepavali Singapore 2011Deepavali Sri Lanka 2011