Question: why diwali is celebrated in tamil?
Answer: Yes, Tamils do celebrate Diwali aka Dheepavali with a difference. ... As for Tamils, the festival, Naraka Chaturdasi marks the vanquishing of the demon Narakasuran by Lord Krishna and his consort Sathyabhama. To the Tamils, it is a Day of the Victory of Good over Evil but with the absence of row of lights.