From religious and cultural holidays to region-specific commemorations, the holiday calendars across the 50 states and the ...

Thousands of South Asian Sacramentans celebrated Diwali this past week, marking the new year with sweets, lights and prayers.

A priest stands with folded hands praying toward the rising sun on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya in the northern ...

Diwali was celebrated with much joy across the country. Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya stole the show ... As defence exports reached ...

This was achieved during the Deepotsav in 2023. "While it is important that ... is celebrated every year during Diwali since ...

Pictures from across the country captured people immersed in Diwali festivities—lighting diyas, setting off firecrackers, and ...

The Deepotsav 2024 celebrations in Ayodhya set two Guinness World Records on October 30, marking an extraordinary chapter in ...

A priest stands with folded hands praying toward the rising sun on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was early on Wednesday, the day before ...

This year, the first day of Diwali, the most important festival of the year in India, falls on Halloween in the United States. Diwali is also extremely important to Hindus. It is celebrated across ...

People light earthen lamps on the banks of Saryu River during a cultural programme, on the eve of Diwali festival, on November 11, 2023, Ayodhya, India. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images ...

A record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps are lit along the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, creating a new Guinness World Record, in Ayodhya, India, Wednesday ...

This Diwali marks the city of Ayodhya's seventh consecutive Guinness World Record for the largest oil lamp display.