Choti Diwali or Naraka Chaturdashi is the second day of the five-day Diwali festival Choti Diwali is celebrated on the day after Dhanteras and before Diwali or Deepavali Also known as Roop Chaturdashi or Chaudas Choti Diwali is believed to be the day when Krishna Satyabhama and Kali defeated the demon Narakasur On this day,people worship Yamraj the god of death and light a diya outside their houses In some parts of the country paper effigies of Narakasur are burnt to symbolise the destruction of evil