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.

So what is the deeper significance of lighting a diya (clay lamp) during Diwali? Kumud Merani tells us more. Disclaimer: Every religion and country as well as state in India might have different ...

“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 ...

Diwali also marks the release of Guru Hargobind from prison in 1619 which is why the Golden Temple's golden luminescence is magnified with diyas and lamps on this day ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...