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'''Deva Divali''' is a ] festival, which takes place during the month of ] in the Indian lunisolar calendar, around the full moon day.(]).<ref></ref> This usually falls in October/November.

The festival celebrates the enlightenment of ], the last of the ] '']'' of this era, attained '']'' or '']'' on this day at ] on Oct. 15, 527 BC, on ] of Kartika, (the 14th day of Kartik’s bright fortnight '']'').
This is considered a most auspicious day by Jains.

The festival starts on the 11th day (]) of Kartik, known as ], and involves a two day circumperambulation ('']'') around the sacred mountains of ] and ], in ].
The festival ends on the full moon day (]).

==Significance==
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Diwali has a very special significance in ]. It is celebrated as Deva Devali around the full moon day (]) of Kartik. ], the last of the ] ] of this era, attained ] or Moksh on this day at ] on Oct. 15, 527 BCE, on Chaturdashi of Kartika, as Tilyapannatti of ] from the sixth century states:

Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of this era, revitalised Jainism ] followed by Jains even today. Though few outdated history books still mention that he established Jainism. According to tradition, the chief disciple of ], Ganadhara ] also attained complete knowledge (Kevalgyana) on this day, thus making Diwali one of the most important Jain festivals.

Mahavira attained his nirvana at the dawn of the ] (new moon). According to the ] by ] ], 3rd century BCE, many gods were present there, illuminating the darkness.<ref name="Jacobi1884">{{cite book|title=Sacred Books of the East|volume=22: Gaina Sutras Part I|first=Hermann|last=Jacobi|year=1884}}</ref> The following night was pitch black without the light of the gods or the moon. To symbolically keep the light of their master's knowledge alive:

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16 Gana-kings, 9 Malla and 9 Lichchhavi, of Kasi and Kosal, illuminated their doors. They said: "Since the light of knowledge is gone, we will make light of ordinary matter" ("गये से भवुज्जोये, दव्वुज्जोयं करिस्समो").
</blockquote>

Dipavali was mentioned in ] books as the date of the ] of ]. In fact, the oldest reference to Diwali is a related word, dipalikaya, which occurs in Harivamsha-Purana, written by Acharya ]<ref>{{cite book
|title = Encyclopaedia of Indian literature
|volume = 2
|year = 1988
|first = Sahitya
|last = Akademi
|isbn = 81-260-1194-7}}</ref> and composed in the ] era in the year 705.

<blockquote>
ततस्तुः लोकः प्रतिवर्षमादरत् प्रसिद्धदीपलिकयात्र भारते |<br>
समुद्यतः पूजयितुं जिनेश्वरं जिनेन्द्र-निर्वाण विभूति-भक्तिभाक् |२० |<br>
tatastuh lokah prativarsham-araat
ako <br>
prasiddha-deepalikaya-aatra bharate<br>
samudyatah poojayitum jineshvaram<br>
jinendra-nirvana vibhuti-bhaktibhak
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Translation: The gods illuminated Pavanagari by lamps to mark the occasion. Since that time, the people of Bharat celebrate the famous festival of "Dipalika" to worship the Jinendra (i.e. Lord Mahavira) on the occasion of his nirvana.
</blockquote>

Dipalikaya roughly translates as "light leaving the body". Dipalika, which can be roughly translated as "splendiferous light of lamps", is used interchangeably with the word "Diwali".

''']''': The Jain year starts with Pratipada following Diwali. Vira Nirvana ] 2534 starts with Diwali 2007. The Jain business people traditionally started their accounting year from Diwali. The relationship between the Vir and Shaka era is given in Titthogali Painnaya and Dhavalaa by Acharya ]:<br>
पंच य मासा पंच य वास छच्चेव होन्ति वाससया|<br>
परिणिव्वुअस्स अरिहितो तो उप्पन्नो सगो राया||

Thus the Nirvana occurred 605 years and 5 months before the Saka era.

On 21 October 1974 the 2500th Nirvana Mahotsava was celebrated by the Jains throughout India.<ref name="N. Upadhye, Review 1982 pp. 231-232">{{cite journal|title=Mahavira and His Teachings|first=A. N.|last=Upadhye|editor-first=Richard J.|editor-last=Cohen|journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society|volume=102|date=Jan.-Mar. 1982|pages=231–232|doi=10.2307/601199|jstor=601199|issue=1|publisher=American Oriental Society|last2=Upadhye|first2=A. N.}}</ref>

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