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Diwali: The Five Days

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Milk-giving animal decorated and revered during fourth-day cattle worship (3)
Flower often shown supporting the goddess of wealth (5)
Circular tray that brings a flame and offerings together for festive worship (5)
Hindi word for 'brother' that begins a name for Diwali's fifth day (4)
Meaning 'mountain of food,' this fourth-day offering makes abundance literal (7)
Earth that takes a turn on the potter's wheel to become traditional Diwali lamps (4)
Deity credited in many traditions with defeating the demon remembered on Diwali's second day (7)
Fragrant sticks whose curling smoke accompanies festive worship (7)

___ Diwali, the 'little' celebration before the main observance (5)
Red ritual pigment used for a sibling's ceremonial forehead mark (4)
Generous asura king honored on the festival's fourth day in parts of India (4)
Traditional men's garment wrapped around the waist for occasions such as Diwali worship (5)
Moonless lunar date on which the main Diwali celebration falls (8)
Crocus-derived spice that lends a golden hue to Diwali treats (7)
God of death welcomed by his sister Yamuna in a fifth-day legend (4)