L UCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically ...

Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river ...

The smoke of firecrackers. The excitement of lighting a rocket and dashing off before it explodes high in the sky. My memories of Diwali as a child in India are beautiful. My two brothers and I ...

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 ...

Diwali, also known as the "Festival of Lights ... story of King Rama's return to Ayodhya after he defeated Ravana by lighting rows of clay lamps, per National Geographic. In Western India ...

Diwali celebrates light over darkness and the hope that good will happen... Two children show how their family prepares for Diwali in their home and in their community. They explain what the ...

Diwali and Bandi Chor Divas are commonly celebrated by lighting Indian lamps which can either be called diyas or divas. Hindus visit the Mandir (Hindu temple), and Sikhs visit the Gurdwara (Sikh ...

Dev Diwali or Dev Deepawali is a Hindu festival observed in the Hindu month of ‘Kartik’, celebrated with great pomp and show in the Indian city of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh. Dev Diwali is the ...

Feeling presence of people from Indian sub continent, the Blacktown council is encouraging residents in its local areas to decorate their houses with creative lighting on Diwali theme and enter a ...

Diwali falls on Halloween this year, and some celebrants have already been seen lighting tea lights called diyas in their scary costumes or handing out sweet treats like ladoos to trick-or-treaters.