ANSWERS

1. "Row of lights" (or "row of lamps")

2. Kartika (Kartik)

3. About 20 days (accept 19 to 21, or "about three weeks")

4. 14 years. He returned to Ayodhya.

5. An owl

6. Gold, silver or new metal utensils are bought. The god is Dhanvantari.

7. Krishna (in many versions together with his wife Satyabhama)

8. Indra

9. Yama and his sister Yamuna (Yami)

10. Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru. He was released from Gwalior Fort, together with 52 princes.

11. He had a cloak made with 52 tassels (or panels), so each prince could hold on to one and walk out with him.

12. Pawapuri

13. The dog

14. Kali (Kali Puja)

15. Muhurat trading

16. Bahi khata (accept chopda, as in Chopda Pujan)

17. It is the Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas)

18. Parvati

19. Swami Dayananda Saraswati

20. The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It was announced at the Red Fort.