Rajasekhara referred to Deepavali by what name in his Kavyamimamsa?

Rajasekhara referred to Deepavali as Dipamalika in his Kavyamimamsa.

Rajasekhara was a Sanskrit and Maharashtri Prakrit poet who wrote the Kavyamimamsa, a practical treatise on poetics, roughly between 880 and 920 CE. Rather than being a narrative epic, the work discusses literary composition and the cultural knowledge expected of a skilled poet.

In describing Deepavali, Rajasekhara used the name Dipamalika, a term formed from words associated with lamps and a row or garland. His account also records recognizable festival practices: houses were whitewashed, and oil lamps illuminated homes, streets, and marketplaces at night. This makes the passage valuable not only for literary history but also for reconstructing urban and domestic customs in early medieval India.

Dipotsava is a related Sanskrit expression meaning a festival of lamps and can appear in discussions of Diwali, but it is not the name asked for in Rajasekhara’s Kavyamimamsa. Pradipika and Deepadanam are likewise not the canonical answer for this reference.