<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Diwali</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Divali</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Jain holidays</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>New Year&apos;s Day</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Dewali</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Divali</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Divālī</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to an important Jain festival that ends the ritual year. The lights of the Hindu festival of the same name are reinterpreted as a commemoration of the passing into nirvana of Mahavira, the most recent of the Jain Tirthankaras, or saints. The lighting of the lamps is seen as a material substitute for the light of holy knowledge that was extinguished with Mhavira's death. The festival occurs on the full-moon day of the month of Karttika (October-November). ]]></note></mads>