Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto via Getty Images Girls make a rangoli on the occasion of Diwali at the Cotton University hostel in Guwahati, India on Nov. 4, 2021. People shop for lights in a crowded ...

Diwali begins with an oil bath as it is believed that Krishna took the oil bath to remove the bloodstains from his body after killing Narakasura. Unlike rangolis, in South Indian homes, kolam ...

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference. Diwali, the festival lights, sees millions of people attend events across the world every autumn to ...

Ayodhya: The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to host its eighth Deepotsav in Ayodhya this year, with grand and "environmentally conscious" preparations underway for the first Diwali at the newly ...

Happy Choti Diwali! May this Choti Diwali become a symbol of hope and light. May it bring inner joy, peace, love, and the awareness of oneness to all. Happy Naraka Chaturdashi! Chhoti Diwali ke Is ...

Day 1 Dhanteras: Celebrants clean their homes, make rangolis and kolam, a decorative art drawn with rice flour, and shop for and prepare food Day 2 Chhoti Diwali, Kalichauda: Referred to as "small ...

From Diwali and PortFest to the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, here’s what’s happening in October sans Halloween festivities. (Here’s our complete guide to Halloween on the Peninsula.) ...

The Indian festival of lights is the perfect occasion to host a celebration with friends and family. An illustrated scene of two men and one woman walking on a well lit path towards a palace ...

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference. Diwali, the festival of lights, is a religious observance commemorated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some ...

Diwali — the religious festival and holiday celebrated by over a billion Buddhists, Hindus, Jains and Sikhs worldwide — is a step closer to becoming an official state holiday in the Keystone ...

Diwali will be celebrated on Oct. 31 this year, but the South Asian religious festival of lights spans five full days. The ...