This Diwali, Brita is offering colourful, festive pitchers with limited-edition packaging along with two free handcrafted diyas. “We hope to help South Asians celebrate traditions in what might be a ...

This Diwali, as you light each diya, remember the deep significance it holds. Whether you choose to light five, eleven, or twenty-one diyas, each lamp symbolizes a prayer for peace, prosperity ...

What Diwali is all about, Shaikh said, is extending the light from the diyas to people's hearts. "This is about humanity. This is about life, this is about getting rid of the darkness," said Shaikh.

Diwali is marked by worshiping deities like Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi, and Lord Kuber, and lighting lamps for prosperity and protection. Lord Shri Ram returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.

Noticing that Diwali — a Hindu, Sikh and Jain festival of light — wasn't the only cultural tradition underrepresented on the province's library shelves, Dixit began Diyas for Diversity.

On Choti Diwali, or Kali Chaudas, it's auspicious to light 14 diyas arranged thoughtfully. Place 11 diyas around the edge of a plate with a four-faced diya in the centre, which should be lit first ...

Parineeti Chopra shared a photo of herself holding a plate of diya. The actress wore a traditional green attire for the occasion. "Wish you all a CHAMKILA diwali!," read the caption of her post.

Posing with handpainted diyas at Sarojini market, Prachi tells us that she loved painting diyas during Diwali competitions in school. “I remember winning one of those competitions and being so ...