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While October is packed with all sorts of events - Halloween, Oktoberfest, the clocks changing - for the country’s Hindu population, there’s one that’s circled in red in the diary: Diwali. The Hindu ...

Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is a popular Indian holiday that takes place between October and November, though the specific dates depend on the Hindu calendar. Different regions of ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The aroma of coffee, the shimmer of motichoor laddoos, the glossy glaze of ras malai — this Diwali, Indore’s markets look more like dessert counters than décor hubs. But take ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday with a Guinness World Record number of bright earthen oil lamps as concerns about air pollution soared in the South Asian country.

Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual ...