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NARAKACHATURDASHI - Deepavali is celebrated throughout the country, north India considers Naraka Chaturdashi as “Choti Diwali” but in South India Naraka Chaturdashi is the main Deepavali. #HappyDeepavali 
South India celebrates the Deepavali a day earlier than the North. Both celebrate the victory of Good over Evil but North celebrate the return of Rama to his Kingdom with Sita as Deepavali and South Indians celebrate the victory of Shakthi over Evil Narakasura as the Deepavali.
Hiranyaksha was a very terrifying demon he terrorized everyone alike, all the people in earth and heaven. Unable to tolerate him anymore, the people went to Lord Vishnu to protect him from Hiranyaksha. Lord Vishnu promised to help them.
When Hiranyaksha had come to know about this, he decides to hide the earth itself from the Lord so he cannot save it. When Hiranyaksha touched the earth to push her from the axis, an asura was created out of the contact between Bhumadevi, the Mother Earth and Hiranyaksha
The earth plummeted deep inside space. Lord Vishnu incarnated as a boar and held the earth in its horns and pushed her back in her axis. Lord Vishnu fought Hiranyaksha and defeated and killed him.
But a son was born to Bhumi devi, Lord Vishnu sadly tells that the Bhumi devi is an Asura and is more powerful than Hiranyaksha and it was only she who can destroy him when the time comes.
Narakasura becomes a cruel king. He defeated the Gods and had imprisoned around sixteen thousand women. He did so as he was told that only a woman could kill him. He also stole the earrings of Aditi (the mother of the Gods). The Gods decided that they must inform Lord Krishna
The king of the Gods Indra himself went to Lord Krishna with the request to kill the Narakasura. When Lord Krishna came to know what Narakasura was up to. He decided that the time has come to challenge him into a battle.
Lord Krishna asks his wife Satyabhama, who is the incarnation of Bhumi Devi to come along with him for the battlefield. Satyabhama as the incarnation of Bhudevi, is the only one who can kill Narakasura.
There was a mountain range that protected the palace of the Narakasura. Lord Krishna shattered the whole mountain range and made way to the palace of Narakasura. There were many more mystical barriers that Krishna had to break before he entered the palace of Narakasura
The final challenge for Lord Krishna was a demon named Mura who protected the palace of Narakasura. Lord Krishna used all his weapons but none worked on Mura. He finally used his extremely powerful Sudarshan chakra and killed Mura.
After that,Narakasura came out to fight with Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna had become a little weak by all the battle that he fought so long. He fainted while fighting Narakasura. When Satyabhama saw this she took the place of Lord Krishna and she kills Narakasura with bow and arrow
In his death bed Narakasura requested Lord Krishna and his wife to forgive him and that his death be celebrated and not be mourned. They both blessed him saying that his death will always be remembered. Even today this day is celebrated as the Naraka Chaturdasi.
