Diwali marks the harvest and the start to the new year, celebrating victory, love, and togetherness. The holiday is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Newar Buddhists, with each faith celebrating ...

For people of Indian descent living in India and across the diaspora, Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated festivals, ...

(The full festival is five days long, and Diwali falls on the third day.) The Indian national holiday is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists. Diwali, or Deepavali in Sanskrit ...

Diwali celebrates the freedom of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind as well as 52 other princes from the prison of emperor Jahangir in 1619. For Newar Buddhists, Diwali commemorates the day when ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the biggest festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists in India and other South Asian countries. What is Diwali? An explainer “[In ...

Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world, with each religion marking different historical events and stories. Dancers, music, lanterns, fireworks, puppets and ...

Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists from London tell the BBC what Diwali means to them. Events are taking place across Surrey and West and East Sussex to celebrate Diwali. For the first time this ...

“Diwali” is arguably the biggest festival of India and people of Indian origin. It’s celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world. Throughout the world, and in Australia ...

Dharma – Duty (Hinduism); righteousness (Jainism); teachings of Buddha (Buddhism). Digambara– A sect belonging to the Jain religion known as ‘sky clad’, who are naked. Diwali – Festival ...

Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists around the world. At the heart of the jubilant five-day festivities is the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge ...