The daylong event follows Diwali and features the Annakut or "mountain of food." Annakut, also known as Govardhan Puja, uses ...

One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, Diwali or Deepavali commemorates the victory of good over evil and is celebrates ...

Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil ...

With Pennsylvania making it a state holiday and NYC schools giving students the day off, the Festival of Lights is gaining ...

The writer Raj Tawney shares how celebrating Diwali eventually taught him to feel more rooted in his Indian culture — and in ...

Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some ...

Indians are celebrating the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps ...

Diwali celebrations in Karachi recently made waves on social media, thanks to a heartfelt video shared by Pakistani content ...

Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Thursday as lights and oil lamps lit up homes and streets across the country to mark ...

This Diwali, the Indian film industry experienced a spectacular wave of cinematic brilliance. From horror-comedy hits to ...

New Delhi topped global pollution charts on Friday, partly due to revellers defying a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali ...