LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically ...

Most religions practice lighting a lamp or candle at a holy place. So what is the deeper significance of lighting a diya (clay ... its own light. Hence, lighting lamps during Diwali is spiritually ...

During Diwali, many Hindus will decorate their homes, shops and places of worship with diyas (clay lamps) and lights. Because of this, some people have taken this image to show the lights spread ...

Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word “deepavali,” which means “a row or series of lights.” Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolise the victory ...