Publications from the British colonial era also made mention of Diwali, such as the note on Hindu festivals published in 1799 by Sir William Jones, a philologist known for his early observations on Sanskrit and Indo-European languages. In his paper on "The Lunar Year of the Hindus", Jones, then based in Bengal, noted four of the five days of Diwali in the autumn months of "Aswina-Cartica" as the following: "Bhutachaturdasi Yamaterpanam" (2nd day), "Lacshmipuja dipanwita" (the day of Diwali), "Dyuta pratipat Belipuja" (4th day), and "Bhratri dwitiya" (5th day). The "Lacshmipuja dipanwita", remarked Jones, was a "great festival at night, in honor of Lakshmi, with illuminations on trees and houses".