Budhi Diwali: why Himalayan villages celebrate the festival weeks later

In parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Diwali is celebrated weeks later as Budhi Diwali, known as Igas Bagwal in Garhwal. Falling 11 days to a month after the main festival, it is linked to folklore that news of Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya reached remote mountain villages late, and also to the farming calendar of hill communities.