Diwali Rangoli decorations, made using coloured fine powder or sand, are popular during... religions in India Traditional Itihasa-Purana Epic-Puranic royal genealogies Epic-Puranic...
Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety... October – November Diwali Floating Hindu festival of lights. It is celebrated on the new...
In South India the festival marks Krishna’s defeat of the demon Narakasura. Some celebrate Diwali as a commemoration of the marriage of Lakshmi and Vishnu, while others observe it as the...
Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, Deepavali, Dipabali) is a festival of lights and is a gazetted holiday in India. Followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism observe various customs related to Di...
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While every region in India has traditions for commemorating this holiday, most celebrants broadly see Diwali as the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness ...
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Hindus in India and across the world are celebrating Diwali, the five-day festival of lights. Here's what celebrations look like across India.
Buddhists in India celebrate Diwali as well. South India celebrate Diwali as the day that Lord Krishna (depicted above) defeated the demon Narakasura. Photograph by Murali Nath, Dreamstime...
Millions of Hindus around the world celebrate Diwali with gift exchanges, fireworks and festive meals. The Diwali celebration in India takes place when the monsoon season ends and the weather is mild and pleasant. People try to pay off their old debts, make or buy new clothes and thoroughly clean their houses as part of the festival preparations. House exteriors are whitewashed and sometimes decorated with designs drawn in white rice flour and filled in with color. Buildings are traditionally illuminated with oil-burning bowls called dipa light ...