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

The festival includes lighting oil lamps, because it's believed that the goddess Lakshmi visits well-lit homes. "It signifies the victory of light vs. darkness," Rupal Thanawala, the president of ...

(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File) 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, File) FILE- People ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting ...

It is marked by socializing and exchanging gifts with loved ones. Many light earthen oil lamps, candles, and fireworks are set off. In the evening, a special prayer is dedicated to the Hindu ...