What is Diwali and why is it celebrated? What to know about the Hindu festival of lights
Light up those lamps and bring out the sparkle, it's time for Diwali. On Thursday, millions of Hindus and South Asians across ...
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Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India’s mega Hindu festival
(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) A Hindu pilgrim offers prayer with an oil lamp after taking a holy dip at Hooghly River on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14 ...
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Diwali 2024 UK dates, and how Hindu festival of lights is celebrated
The name Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word deepavali, meaning “rows of lighted lamps”. It is primarily a Hindu ...