Mira Advani Honeycutt is the president of the L.A. Mumbai Sister City Affiliation. The Indian Festival of Lights, or Diwali, will be celebrated on October 17. The holiday is marked by sweet treats ...

People watch fireworks light up the sky as part of Diwali celebrations in Mumbai in October - Copyright AFP Odd ANDERSEN People watch fireworks light up the sky as ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- Billions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists worldwide are preparing to celebrate Diwali, also known as the "festival of lights." This year, Diwali begins Thursday, Oct. 31 ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.

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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 by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Around 20 million people in India’s capital woke up on Wednesday breathing the most polluted air of any major city in the world, a ...

For the first time ever, Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, came alive with the spirit of Diwali, India’s festival of lights, hosting a spectacular multi-day celebration that blended ...

LED tealights flickered between vibrant garlands and flowers Nov. 2 at the Baierl Family YMCA in Franklin Park. More than 300 guests, many clad in bright saris and kurtas, attended the third annual ...