Thousands of people gathered at a Hindu temple in Birmingham to celebrate Diwali and the Hindu New Year. The BAPS Shri ...

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, kicked off on Saturday but is celebrated Monday, Oct. 20, this year. Here are some of ...

Diwali, derived from the word “Deepavali,” meaning “a row of lights,” is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging ...

Diwali or Deepavali celebrates the "victory of good over evil during the course of five days," according to the Hindu American Foundation.

The biggest public holiday in India, Diwali features prayers for prosperity and good fortune — and lots of sweets.

This fall I celebrated my first Diwali as a college student and it felt both exciting and strange. Growing up, Diwali was the ...

Villagers in Gummatapura, southern India, hurl cow dung at each other for the Gorehabba festival — a local ritual marking the ...

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is Monday. More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the five-day ...

Hundreds of people gathered at a local Savannah Hindu Temple for the Hindu Festival of Lights, also known as Diwali.

Celebrations include lighting lamps to invite the goddess Lakshmi, decorating homes with rangoli, and sharing festive meals.