Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A child lights a firecracker during the Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights, in Bengaluru on Oct. 20, 2025. Diwali's annual ...

Tonight, the Diwali Day celebrations take place along Leicester's Golden Mile, with a scaled-down event this year kicking off in the evening. From 5pm, Belgrave Road will be shut to traffic to make ...

Diwali, also known as Deepavali or Divali, is a major holiday celebrated by many South Asian religious communities. In 2025, its observance begins Saturday, Oct. 18, and lasts five days, of which ...

Hundreds of people have gathered along Leicester's Golden Mile to enjoy Diwali celebrations. Diwali day, which fell on Monday, saw Belgrave Road close for the the city's annual festivities. The future ...

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the ...

A former city councillor in Leicester has said the lack of an organised Diwali fireworks events has led to more people setting them off at home this year. Rita Patel, who lives in Humberstone, said ...

(RNS) — Monday (Oct. 20) marks Diwali, the “festival of lights” celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists across India, South Asia and the diaspora. Considered one of the most ...

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