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Naraka Chaturdashi 2026 falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026 in Salem. It is Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi in the Hindu lunar calendar. Sunrise is 6:12 AM and sunset 5:49 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Choti Diwali · Kali Chaudas · Roop Chaudas · Narak Chaturdashi
The tradition names no separate muhurat for this festival — it is observed through the day. Abhijit is the day’s generally auspicious window and Rahu Kaal the one to avoid.
Naraka Chaturdashi, or Choti Diwali, marks Krishna’s killing of the demon Narakasura on the fourteenth of the waning moon in Kartik. In some years it shares a date with Diwali itself.
An oil bath before dawn — the Abhyanga Snan — is the day’s central rite, taken as a washing away of the year’s wrongs. A single lamp is lit for Yama at dusk.
Naraka Chaturdashi 2026 in Salem is on Sunday, November 8, 2026. It falls on Kartik Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
Yes. Naraka Chaturdashi falls on Nov 8, 2026 in both Salem and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Naraka Chaturdashi is also known as Choti Diwali, Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Narak Chaturdashi. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.