This year, Diwali will be celebrated on October 31st. On this day, homes are decorated with diyas, and Lakshmi and Ganesha are worshipped together. Worshipping Lakshmi is believed to bring ...

So what is the deeper significance of lighting a diya (clay lamp) during Diwali? Kumud Merani tells us more. Disclaimer: Every religion and country as well as state in India might have different ...

Image caption, Punam creates Diwali gift bags for her son's classmates ... is making it as bright as possible and lighting diyas around the house. In Hindu tradition, the lighting of diyas ...

During the festive season, Nita Ambani's Reliance Foundation sent thoughtfully curated Diwali gift hampers to business ... "May the warm glow of diyas fill your homes with happiness and your ...

On Diwali, people clean their homes and decorate them with diyas (oil lamps), candles, and flowers. They also exchange gifts and sweets with family and friends. And since Diwali is a time for ...

Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'. Diwali is also celebrated in Sikhism and Jainism. Diwali ...

Gift exchanges and traditional sweets like ... Citizens of Ayodhya decorated their homes and the whole city with lighted diyas. Since then, Diwali has been celebrated with the lighting of diyas ...

So we have decided to gift cars, homes and jewelry to employees ... In 2014, he gave away 491 cars and 207 flats. Diwali holds as much significance in India as Christmas does in Western countries.