The Oakland Center’s Habitat was illuminated with LED candles, bhajan music and the joyous dancing orchestrated by the Music ...

More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, on October 20, 2025. Diwali, also called Deepavali, is one of the biggest ...

NEW YORK-- Diwali is being celebrated Monday night around the world. Here at home, it has become a growing tradition on the Lower East Side. The sound of music echoed through the Bhakti Center. The ...

Billions of people around the world this week will be celebrating Diwali, also known as the festival of lights. The annual holiday is celebrated every year, usually in late October or early November.

Around one billion people worldwide and across the U.S. will celebrate Diwali this week. Diwali, also known as Deepavali and the Hindu “Festival of Lights,” is one of India's most widely celebrated ...

Update: Fireworks will now take place at 9:00 p.m. during the Diwali and Annakut Celebration. NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and BAPS invite you to join us at the Diwali & Annakut celebration at the BAPS Shri ...

Diwali 2025 is on Monday, October 20. Dhanteras, the first day of the holiday and the preparation period leading up to the peak of Diwali, will begin on Oct. 18, two days earlier than the main day of ...

Known as the "Festival of Lights," Diwali is a holiday of great significance to Indian Americans and South Asian Americans and traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains. The word ...

More than 200,000 New York City residents celebrate Diwali, the South Asian Festival of Lights, according to city officials. This year, the five-day festival's main celebration falls on Sunday. Diwali ...

Thousands of people in Connecticut are getting ready to celebrate the Hindu festival of Lights, known as Diwali. For the first time, the state is recognizing this holiday with a new law that goes into ...

California has become the third U.S. state to designate Diwali — the Hindu “Festival of Lights” — as an official statewide holiday. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Tuesday to go into effect ...