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More than 2.2 million lamps burned for 45 minutes as fireworks exploded over a sacred river in north India - just days after two of the country's cities were named the worst in the world for air ...

The city of Ayodhya in northern India broke a Guinness World Record by lighting more than 300,000 clay oil lamps on the eve of the Hindu festival Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights. The ...

The festive season has started with great fervour and as Diwali draws closer, the markets have been glittering with beautiful lights and garlands. People are seen running around the market to buy ...

Chhoti Diwali is also known as Narak Chaturdashi, which is on Sunday 19 October this year in 2025 and the festival of Diwali ...

Guwahati markets see high demand for traditional diyas ahead of Diwali. Traders note an increase in diya prices compared to last year. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shares scenes from Bijni Lakshmi ...

There's a new ad that shows Donald Trump declaring, "I am a big fan of Hindus," speaking a sentence in Hindi and lighting a diya, a ceremonial lamp that's popular in India, at a "Hindus for Trump" ...

Millions of people in India have celebrated Diwali, with residents in Uttar Pradesh setting a Guinness World Record for the mass lighting of oil lamps - despite concerns over air pollution. In honour ...