It was a bustling scene Monday as those at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the Hindu temple in Bartlett, prepared for and participated in Govardhan Puja, the Hindu new year celebration. It’s a… ...

This year, Shreya Sampath, 19, will swap the traditional Halloween candy assortment — bags of Kit Kats and Skittles and lollipops — for an assortment of mithai, or Indian sweets.

This year, Diwali will be celebrated on Nov. 12, coinciding with the new moon. Festivals and celebrations usually last for five days. In 2023, the festival days are as follows: Need a break?

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is returning to Long Island, bringing one of the most important holidays in Indian culture to life. This season, a variety of events will celebrate the ...

What is Diwali? Diwali, or the “Festival of Lights,” is the most celebrated Hindu festival. It marks the victory of good over evil and the beginning of the Hindu New Year.

What does Diwali celebrate? The festival marks the triumph of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, light over darkness and new beginnings associated with the Hindu New Year.

Coun Ish Mistry, who is one of the organisers of the event and deputy leader of Rugby Borough Council, said: “Diwali is an ...

Join the celebration of Diwali and the Hindu New Year in Indianapolis. Experience the vibrant atmosphere and family-friendly festivities.

For the first time, New York City's public school students took Nov. 1 off to mark the holiday of Diwali, celebrated in India and among the global Indian diaspora as the victory of light over ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City public school students will have plenty of time off for federal and religious holidays — and a new holiday has been added to the academic calendar. In June ...

Every year for Diwali, Hetal Vasavada’s parents used to pull her out of her New Jersey elementary school to visit friends and family living nearby. The colorful South Asian holiday is the Hindu ...