The festival of lights, Diwali, is a gala-affair in India and it brings with it a whole week of festivity. Right from Dhanteras to, the week long celebration brings with it happiness and harmony among people.

In fact, every festival in India is a celebration of togetherness and is a symbolic of our unity in diversity. Bhai Dooj is known as Sodara Bidige in Karnataka, Bhai Phota in Bengal, Bhai-Beej in Gujarat and Bhau Beej in Maharashtra. Every year, Bhai Dooj is celebrated on the last day of the five-day long Diwali festivities.