The writer Raj Tawney shares how celebrating Diwali eventually taught him to feel more rooted in his Indian culture — and in ...

Think again! Dev Deepawali, also known as ‘Diwali of the Gods’, comes 15 days after regular Diwali celebrations. It takes ...

Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil ...

Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some ...

The daylong event follows Diwali and features the Annakut or "mountain of food." Annakut, also known as Govardhan Puja, uses ...

With Pennsylvania making it a state holiday and NYC schools giving students the day off, the Indian festival is gaining U.S.

A Guinness World Records team presented a certificate to Uttar Pradesh state’s chief minister acknowledging the unprecedented ...

One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, Diwali or Deepavali commemorates the victory of good over evil and is celebrates ...

The festival of lights celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.

Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Thursday as lights and oil lamps lit up homes and streets across the country to mark ...

By Melissa Clark Hetal Vasavada’s badam burfi bark, adapted by Priya Krishna.Credit...Armando Rafael for The New York Times.