While outdoor activities including sports events ... Firecrackers set off by revellers on Diwali, the Hindu festival of ...

Pakistan’s Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early ...

Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of ...

The Chinmaya of Bakersfield is a Hindu cultural center that teaches children about Hinduism and Indian culture. On Sunday they celebrated Diwali, the biggest Indian Festival.

Around the world, Hindus, Sikhs and Jains celebrate Diwali, a festival of lights that commemorates the spiritual victory of ...

For the first time, New York City's public school students have the day off to mark the holiday of Diwali, celebrated in ...

The lamps lit along 55 riverfront steps of the river Saryu created a captivating display along 1.5 kilometers (one mile). As ...

The festivities, marked by fireworks and bursting lights ... outdoor activities during peak pollution times. As Delhi ...

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

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths in ...

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