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Originally a Hindu festival, Diwali has transcended religious lines. [93] Diwali is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Newar Buddhists, [2] although for each faith it marks different historical events and stories, but nonetheless the festival represents the same symbolic victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good ...
A devotee prepares to place oil lamps at a religious ceremony during the Diwali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 12,2023.
This year, the festival of lights will be celebrated on 31 October. The festival typically lasts for four to five days and coincides with the new moon on the Hindu lunisolar calendar, called amavasya.
One of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, Diwali or Deepavali commemorates the victory of good over evil and is celebrates with lights and candles.
A month-long Hindu festival observed in the month of Shravan (July–August) at the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand, India. Shravani Mela is one of the largest religious gatherings in India, attracting millions of devotees, primarily the Kanwariyas, who undertake a pilgrimage to offer holy water from the Ganges to Lord Shiva.
Diwali is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Hindu month of Kartika and, much like Easter, the date changes every year. In 2019, Diwali started on October 25 , in 2020, it fell on November 14 ...
Diwali: Ashwin-Kartik: October–November: Varied: Five to Six: The festival of lights is celebrated over five days by people of Maharashtra. Families celebrate this by waking up early in the morning and having an oil bath. People light their houses with lamps, and burst fire crackers over the course of the festival.
Many Hindus observe Diwali as a day of celebrating the return of Prince Rama of Ayodhya, his wife Sita, and brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile, according to the Hindu American Foundation.