For people of Indian descent living in India and across the diaspora, Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated festivals, according to The Hindu American Foundation. The festival, whose name ...

Neeta Bhasin, who spearheaded the iconic Diwali at Times Square event, moved to New York from Haridwar with her parents in ...

Discover the deeper traditions behind Diwali, a festival that goes beyond lights, weaving together themes of prosperity, wisdom, and divine blessings. Diwali is the time when you have more ...

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 ...

Diwali marks the beginning of the Hindu New ... doors and outside buildings to decorate them. The meaning behind this is the lamps are supposedly lit to help the goddess Lakshmi find her way ...

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 ...

Dhanteras is celebrated on the first day of the five day long Diwali festival. The suffix ‘Teras’ in Hindi is synonymous with the word Trayodashi in Sanskrit which refers to the thirteenth day ...