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Your Questions About Diwali, the Festival of Lights, Answered
Diwali is derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights.” Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil ...
From North to South, East to West: The unique colors of Diwali traditions in India
Diwali is widely celebrated across India with distinct regional traditions, from lighting diyas and bursting fireworks in North India to Lakshmi Puja ...
When is Diwali? What to know about the holiday celebrated by many Indian religions
Diwali is celebrated by many South Asian religions, namely Hinduism. According to National Geographic, other religions that celebrate Diwali include Jainism and Sikhism. Some Buddhists in India ...
Miami was once a hippie hangout. See how the streets looked during the 1960s and ’70s
The Miami Pop Festival in 1968 was touted as the first significant music festival on the East Coast. Organized by Michael ...
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Hindu faithful gather for festival alongside river in India
Hindu faithful gathered for a festival alongside the river in India. Footage shows worshippers coming together for the Chhath Puja festival beside the Niranjana River in Gaya District, Bihar, on ...
Diwali 2024: Facts and cultural significance of the festival of lights
Did you know different parts of India celebrate Diwali for different reasons? This Diwali 2024, learn all about the festival ...
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Vatican message for India’s ‘festival of lights’ emphasizes need for fostering harmony
Diversity is seen by most as a source of mutual growth, learning, and enrichment. At the same time, it is also rejected in ...
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Diwali: The best recipes to cook for the Hindu festival of lights
With these key ingredients, it’s no wonder then that this celebration and its symbolism has far greater meaning and resonance than religion alone. Diwali is the Indian festival of lights. While it is ...
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An explosion of fireworks injures more than 150 people at a temple in India
An explosion of fireworks has injured more than 150 people during a religious festival in a temple in southern India NEW DELHI -- A huge explosion of fireworks injured more than 150 people at a ...
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BAME We're Not the Same: Indian
Indian nationals have been the largest foreign group to benefit from this scheme. Diwali is the festival ... East are often typecast in roles as: bloodthirsty terrorists, tyrants or religious ...
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Amicus curiae suggests restricting elephant parades to religious festivals
Parading of captive elephants should be restricted to temple, church and mosque festivals and the animal shall not be paraded for private functions, inaugurations, suggests an amicus curiae report.
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Taiwanese flock to China religious festival despite tensions
MEIZHOU, China, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Over a thousand Taiwanese pilgrims flocked to southeast China's Fujian province this week for a religious festival, a rare instance of cross-strait cultural ...