Drone cameras closely monitored the event. FILE- Hindu women light oil lamps at the Banganga pond as they celebrate Dev Diwali festival in Mumbai, India, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool ...

Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river Saryu ...

Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river Saryu in ...

This is general information. On Diwali, houses are lit up with oil lamps, candles and colourful electric lights. Traditionally, the earthen lamps with cotton wicks are lit in most of the houses.

Diwali is the festival of lights, because in India, oil lamps (called diyas) decorate homes and streets. It is the most important celebration for Hindus because it marks the return of Lord Rama ...

Diwali celebrates the triumph of good over evil. People light up their homes with small oil lamps called diyas and paper lanterns to signal the victory of light over darkness and joy over sadness.

As a child-free South Asian woman, writer Sangeeta Pillai found she didn’t fit in with traditional Diwali ... (lamps), flowers and crackers. Sweet and savoury treats sitting under bright lights ...

Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'diyas'. Diwali is also celebrated in Sikhism and Jainism. Diwali ...