Diwali celebrations are set to kick off around the world this month as Hindus, Sikhs and Jains mark this year’s annual festivities across the five-day festival of light. This October skies across the ...

Bring out the sparkle and light up those lamps; it's time for Diwali celebrations. Millions of Hindus and South Asians across the globe will celebrate the annual Festival of Lights on Monday, Oct. 20, ...

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.

Known as the "Festival of Lights," Diwali is a holiday of great significance to Indian Americans and South Asian Americans and traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains. The word ...

People watch fireworks light up the sky as part of Diwali celebrations in Mumbai in October - Copyright AFP Odd ANDERSEN People watch fireworks light up the sky as ...

More than a billion people in India celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali on Monday as a state government secured the much-coveted record for lighting the largest number of oil lamps. Every autumn, ...

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Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the ...

Monday marks the start of Diwali, the festival of light celebrated across the South Asian community. Sunday, a Diwali festival in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset honored Indian culture, food, and ...

India's festival of lights, Diwali, was on Wednesday announced as an addition to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, sparking celebrations. The United Nations cultural agency, meeting in the ...