Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People in the Indian city of Ayodhya watch a laser show on the eve of Diwali in 2021. - Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images (Sanjay ...

Diwali, one of the biggest festivals in India, begins Thursday, Nov. 4. Celebrated during the Hindu month of Kartika, the festival commemorates the triumph of good over evil, with glistening lights ...

A man watches fireworks explode as traffic travels on Newark Avenue. People celebrate Diwali Thursday night along Newark Ave. in the Little India neighborhood of Jersey City. Thursday, November 4, ...

Hindus across the world are celebrating Diwali. The five-day festival of lights is one of the most popular holidays in India, and Thursday is the main day of festivities, when the faithful pray to the ...

New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, Mayor Eric Adams announced ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The five-day Hindu celebration of Diwali this year falls on October 24.