Which Diwali-linked festival is also called Shyama Puja?

The Diwali-linked festival also called Shyama Puja is Kali Puja.

Kali Puja is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali and is observed on the new-moon night associated with Diwali. The name Shyama refers to Kali’s dark or blue-black form, so Shyama Puja is another name for the same festival, not a separate celebration.

The observance is especially prominent in West Bengal, as well as in parts of Assam, Odisha, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Bangladesh. Devotees worship images of Kali in homes and temporary pandals, often continuing rituals late into the night with lamps, flowers, offerings, devotional music, and fireworks.

Kali Puja is sometimes mistaken for Lakshmi Puja because both occur around Diwali. Their emphasis differs: Lakshmi Puja centers on the goddess of wealth and prosperity, while Kali Puja honors Kali’s fierce protective power and her role in overcoming evil.