Show Time Kartika Purnima.
The 13th day of Kartika is called Dhanteras,
when the Dewali festivities begin and people purchase jewelry and metal utensils according to their means.
Vishweshwara Vrat, falls on the day of Pradosh Vrat, which is observed on the third
day of the five days long Bhishma Panchak, before the Kartika Purnima.
The Paryushan or the Dashalakshanaparva, during the last days of Kartika, Phalguna
and Asadha are the periodical holy days when the devotees observe a fast and perform worship in temples.
Advertising The festival, according to a popular legend,
is also associated with the story of Yama and Nachiketa on Kartika amavasya- one that narrates the tale of true wealth,
knowledge and right versus wrong.
On the story he added,"Some years ago, I made a half-hour episode for a TV series(1999 for Zee TV's Rishtey starring Aditya Srivastava and Kartika Rane)
and that's where I first got a hint for this story.