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How to say Happy Diwali in Tamil

In Tamil it is Deepavali, never Diwali, and Tamil Nadu keeps it to a single day that starts before dawn with an oil bath rather than the five-day run kept further north. Vazhthukkal is the all-purpose greetings that ends most Tamil wishes.

தீபாவளி வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Say it: deepavali vazhthukkal

Means: Deepavali greetings

இனிய தீபாவளி

Say it: iniya deepavali

Means: A sweet Deepavali

இனிய தீபாவளி நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Say it: iniya deepavali nalvazhthukkal

Means: Warm good wishes for a sweet Deepavali

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