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Diwali card games and the difference between ritual and casino
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Diwali card games and the difference between ritual and casino

Card games are part of some Diwali gatherings in South Asian households and diaspora communities, including in the UK. The practice varies between families, regions and generations, so it is better understood as a cultural custom than as a universal feature of the festival. That distinction matters when a private ritual is compared with commercial gambling.

A dice game at the heart of the Mahabharata

One of the best-known gambling episodes in the Mahabharata centres on the Pandavas, who lose their wealth and freedom in a game of dice manipulated by their rivals. The episode leads to humiliation and exile rather than presenting gambling as a source of good fortune. Later popular traditions have connected Diwali with card play, but those customs should not be treated as a direct continuation of the epic itself.

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