From Ayodhya’s record-breaking sea of diyas to Varanasi’s sacred glow, from Rajasthan’s royal palaces to Amritsar’s shimmering Golden Temple, and Assam’s mystical Kali Puja — Diwali across India is a ...

Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual light over darkness, according to the Hindu American Foundation. The name ...

It is a festival of diyas, lit up in Ayodhya's heart, celebrating the arrival of Shri Ram after 14 years of exile. It's celebrated for a few days, becoming the ultimate celebration of culture and pure ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.

Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.61 million clay oil lamps on Sunday in a northern Indian city. Indians began celebrating the ...

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.