Chandua lanterns on Exhibit for Diwali. Rituals and preparations for Diwali begin days or perhaps weeks in advance, ordinarily after the Competition of Dusshera that precedes Diwali by about 20 times.[seventy six] The festival formally commences two days before the night time of Diwali, and ends two times thereafter. https://youtu.be/rrCK--j4qAU