India's festival of lights, Diwali, was on Wednesday announced as an addition to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, sparking celebrations. The United Nations cultural agency, meeting in the ...

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is Monday. More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the five-day festival. Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of ...

Mira Advani Honeycutt is the president of the L.A. Mumbai Sister City Affiliation. The Indian Festival of Lights, or Diwali, will be celebrated on October 17. The holiday is marked by sweet treats ...

Known as the "Festival of Lights," Diwali is a holiday of great significance to Indian Americans and South Asian Americans and traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains. The word ...

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 ...

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 ...

People watch fireworks light up the sky as part of Diwali celebrations in Mumbai in October - Copyright AFP Odd ANDERSEN People watch fireworks light up the sky as ...

(RNS) — Monday (Oct. 20) marks Diwali, the “festival of lights” celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across India, South Asia and the diaspora. Considered one of the most ...