The daylong event follows Diwali and features the Annakut or "mountain of food." Annakut, also known as Govardhan Puja, uses ...
The writer Raj Tawney shares how celebrating Diwali eventually taught him to feel more rooted in his Indian culture — and in ...
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 ...
Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some ...
Light up those lamps and bring out the sparkle, it's time for Diwali. On Thursday, millions of Hindus and South Asians across ...
Indians are celebrating the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps ...
Diwali's transcendent message of good over evil comes at the perfect time, say Unitarian Universalist congregants, who ...
Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Thursday as lights and oil lamps lit up homes and streets across the country to mark ...
New Delhi topped global pollution charts on Friday, partly due to revellers defying a ban on firecrackers to celebrate Diwali ...
Mumbai has always stood as the financial heartbeat of India, not just in spirit but in sheer economic impact. The city, home ...
For the first time, New York City’s public school students will have Friday off to observe Diwali, a holiday celebrated ...