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 ...

In northern India, Diwali honours the triumphant return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita, and brother Lakshmana from a 14-year exile in the forest. The festival brings with it a number of unique ...

Modi said India cannot compromise on even an "inch ... In UP, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated Diwali with the forest dwellers of Vantangiya village in Gorakhpur. He said people dividing ...

Diwali coincides with the Sikh celebration of Bandi Chhor Divas, a religious holiday that commemorates the release of Sikh Guru Hargobind Ji from the Gwalior Fort in India in the 17th century.

Diwali 2024: Public holiday in India In 2024, Diwali, also known as Deepavali, will be celebrated as a public holiday across India. This festival is one of the most important in the country and ...

Residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' ancestral village in Gujarat's Mehsana district are gearing up for Diwali-like festivities on Wednesday morning to celebrate her scheduled return to ...

Line 1: Diwali, is also known as 'Deepavali' or the 'Festival of Lights’. Line 2: It also marks the beginning of New Year for many cultures in India. Line 3: It signifies the return of Lord Rama ...

The word Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps'. It is celebrated by Hindu people across the world. Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated ...

Ten lawmakers are cosponsoring a proposed law that would recognize Diwali, a religious festival for Hindus in ... is a growing population of people from India making the state their home and ...

It's the season to celebrate this spectacular festival and let go of love, joy, and blessings to people through warm Diwali wishes towards family, friends, colleagues, or relatives as we approach ...

And here at a Diwali celebration in Fiji’s capital ... The majority of the Indo-Fijian community are descendants. India's High Commissioner to Fiji, Mr Karthigeyan. “There were little more ...