Known as “The Festival of Lights”, Diwali is one of India’s biggest and most important celebrations. Starting on Sunday, November 12, 2023, and continuing on for five days, one of the many fun Diwali ...

Happy Diwali! Today is Diwali — the third of the five-day Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated every year in October or November. The festival, which originated in India, is now celebrated by ...

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 ...

The writer Raj Tawney shares how celebrating Diwali eventually taught him to feel more rooted in his Indian culture — and in himself. By Raj Tawney This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up ...

Diwali 2025, the Festival of Lights, will be celebrated on October 20th, and it brings together sparkling traditions, heartfelt family moments, and vibrant festivities across India and the world. Here ...

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is considered the most important festival of the year in India. The typically five-day festival is widely celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists ...

Following Diwali's celebration of Rama's return, Dev Diwali, or Dev Deepawali, illuminates India on Kartik Purnima. This luminous festival honors Lord Shiva's victory over the demon Tripurasura, ...

Women light clay lamps to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, at Shri Ram Chandra Ji Temple in Jaipur, India, on Oct. 24. (Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via AP) Every year, Hindus around the world ...