Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual light ...

Diwali, one of the biggest festivals in India, begins Thursday, Nov. 4. Celebrated during the Hindu month of Kartika, the festival commemorates the triumph of good over evil, with glistening lights ...

Hindus across the world are celebrating Diwali. The five-day festival of lights is one of the most popular holidays in India, and Thursday is the main day of festivities, when the faithful pray to the ...

Diwali, the Festival of Lights, began on November 2nd this year and is being celebrated for five days, the peak of which is today, November 4. The festival, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and ...

On Nov. 4, students celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights. Cornell’s Hindu Student Council organized celebrations, holding in-person gatherings in Anabel Taylor Hall for the first time in over a ...

The writer Raj Tawney shares how celebrating Diwali eventually taught him to feel more rooted in his Indian culture — and in himself. By Raj Tawney This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up ...

(NewsNation) — This week, Hindus around the world are celebrating one of their most important holidays, Diwali. It’s an occasion that has become popular in recent years among Americans of all faiths.