Diwali, set to occur this weekend, stands out as the most jubilant festivity in India. Embraced by a population exceeding a billion, both within the nation and its diaspora, this celebration spans ...

Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is one of the most popular festivals in India. It is celebrated primarily by Hindus but has become a national festival over the centuries and is ...

A Diwali celebration precedes a fireworks display at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett on Nov. 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Fireworks are set off as people celebrate Diwali at BAPS ...

If you've been in or around Bensalem this week, you've more than likely seen or heard fireworks blasting off overhead in honor of an annual religious holiday that is celebrated by millions of people ...

The tradition of celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights, keeps growing in the U.S. and creating a season of events including around the Bay Area. South Asian families who previously observed the ...

This year's Diwali celebrations will be brighter than ever in the Houston area after Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday approved fireworks sales for the holiday for the first time.

This year, the main day of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, will be celebrated Nov. 1, 2024. The five-day holiday typically takes place in October or November. Lamps are often lit — that’s where ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utahns would be able to light fireworks during the five days of the Hindu religious holiday Diwali under a bill that is moving through the Legislature. Senate Bill 46, ...

Pictured is a performance from the International Diwali and Dussehra Festival held in 2017 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land. The Hindu holiday of Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is ...

NEW DELHI — Thick smog blanketed India’s capital Tuesday, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks that sent air pollution soaring to hazardous levels. Revelers in ...