The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha yesterday said that it will be celebrating Diwali on Wednesday November 11, 2015.
The announcement comes amid a simmering controversy between two sections of the Hindu community over the date.
In a statement yesterday, the Dharmic Sabha said that Diwali occurs annually on Amawasya or the new moon day of the Hindu month of Kartik. It is the 15th Tithi in the dark half of Kartik and the darkest night of the year. According to the Panchang/ Patra, this