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The word Deepawali is derived from two Sanskrit words, "Deep" and "Aavali". Among these, Deep means "Diya" (or light which represents knowledge) and Awali means "chain". That is, Deepawali means given or series of lights. It is also called Deepotsav or Deepavali or Diwali. Of these, the term Diwali is most commonly used. The meaning of Deepawali also reflects the meaning of the name of Bharat (India). Bha means "light and knowledge" and Rat means "devoted". Deepawali means a series of lamp i.e. series of knowledge and Bharat means dedicated to knowledge and light.

With the help of Laluksola, the Mughal reached Kamrup but later Bandar Barfukan drove them away from there. Despite that, the Mughals wanted to Lose in battle by badly. Putting this intention forward, two years after Gadadhar Singha became the king, Mansoor Khan comes to attack Assam. At that time there was Sandikoi Niranjan Barphukan in Guwahati. Sandikoi Barphukan got a good chance to show his might. A place called Itakhuli was chosen for the war. Battle of Itakhuli was start. A fierce war ensued.