Satyabhama, one of wives of Lord Krishna, aims at demon king Narakasura. Naraka Chaturdashi recalls the defeat of Narakasura in the Krishna tradition. Telugu retellings give Satyabhama an especially prominent role. The celebration is associated with release from oppression and the joyful beginning of Deepavali, often expressed through a pre-dawn bath, new clothes, sweets, and family greetings. Why it is not always the previous civil day The name identifies a lunar tithi, not