The five-day celebration begins with Dhanteras on October 29 and concludes with Bhai Dooj on November 3, with Diwali itself on October 31. Lighting diyas, or small clay lamps, is a cherished ...

Celebrate Diwali this year by making your own paper diya wall hanging, which is sure to bring light and warmth into your home this Diwali 🪔. A diya a traditional oil lamp made from clay ...

These lamps are known as diyas or divas. Through this, the festival of Diwali was born. Image caption, The diyas represent the lights that guided Rama and Sita home, as told in the poem Ramayana.

“We’d always have clay at home so during Diwali, making diyas with the cousins was something we always did. It was great fun,” he tells us. ‘EVEN DURING TOUGH TIMES, A SINGLE DIYA IS ENOUG ...

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Diwali, the festival of lights ... “[During this time] Indian restaurants and homes put out diyas [candles or clay lamps], and the evening starts with puja [prayers] to Lakshmi – the goddess ...

Dev Diwali or Dev Deepawali is a Hindu festival observed in the Hindu month of ‘Kartik’, celebrated with great pomp and show in the Indian city of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh. Dev Diwali is the ...

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20:54 (IST) Nov 06 Over three lakh diyas lit on banks of Saryu river in new world record A new world record was set in the holy city of Ayodhya on the eve of Diwali Tuesday with over three lakh ...

Diwali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. In a multicultural and diverse country like India, everyone has their own way of celebrating this festival. Even though their belief ...