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Diwali

December 2023

  • Sangeeta Pillai

    Moments of hope
    What to do when alone at a posh party? I danced with strangers, and had the night of my life

    Sangeeta Pillai
    It was Diwali in New York and I was out of my comfort zone. But then two Carrie Bradshaws in saris made me feel at home, says podcaster Sangeeta Pillai

November 2023

  • A Hindu devotee places a Diya (earthen lamps) on a Rangoli, a framework of decorated pattern, as part of Diwali festivities in a temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights – in pictures

  • Rupi Kaur in Paris on 24 October.

    Rupi Kaur rejects White House’s Diwali invitation over its Israel-Gaza response

January 2023

  • Woman preparing snacks in a kitchen

    Opinion
    Why Christmas (and Diwali, Hanukkah and Eid) are cancelled in my household

    Nilanjana Bhowmick
    I am on a journey of unlearning – saying no to overwork and extra caregiving expected of me because of my gender

October 2022

  • Saman and Dimple light candles as part of Diwali celebrations, Harris Park, 2022

    Sweet celebration: Sydney’s ‘little India’ lights up as crowds turn out for Diwali

  • Women light oil lamps on the eve of Diwali in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India.

    Diwali: Hindu festival of lights celebrations around the world – in pictures

November 2021

  • Hindu woman lights lamps

    Fireworks and family time: readers on their Diwali celebrations

    Readers share how they spent festival of lights
  • People light earthen lamps on the banks of the Sarayu River on the eve of Diwali in Ayodhya.

    India celebrates Diwali under shadow of Covid and air pollution

    Celebrations back in full swing for first time since pandemic began but many fear festival will bring fresh surge

    • Diwali: Hindu festival of lights celebrations – in pictures

    • Tell us: how will you be celebrating Diwali this year?

    • How to live now
      Sugar and spice: 10 deliciously simple Diwali treats from crunchy nippattu to moreish jalebis

December 2020

  • Potter Anilbhai Prajapati carries a tray of tea cups to be dried at a village workshop

    All change: India's railways bring back tea in clay cups in bid to banish plastics

    Stations switch to humble earthen kulhads in move to cut down on toxic waste and boost incomes of village potters

November 2020

  • Leicester’s Golden Mile during cancelled Diwali celebrations in November 2020.

    Non-Christian faiths welcome Christmas easing of Covid rules

  • Women light oil lamps outside their homes during Diwali in Delhi, India, on 14 November.

    'Not the usual Diwali': Indians urged to stay at home amid Covid surge

  • Heavy smog at Rajpath in Delhi, where there is concern pollution could aggravate the Covid-19 situation.

    Shadow cast across India as Diwali festival hit by Covid – and smog

  • Rishi Sunak lights the oil lamps for Diwali outside his Downing Street residence.

    Rishi Sunak urges Hindus to stick to lockdown rules at Diwali

October 2019

  • People play with fireworks in Prayagraj, India

    Diwali celebrations from Edinburgh to Kathmandu – in pictures

    Diwali festival is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world, with each religion marking different historical events and legends. In Hinduism, it is Rama’s victory over Ravana, but all represent the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, or hope over despair

October 2017

  • The Death of Stalin film still

    Box office analysis: UK
    The Death of Stalin weathers Geostorm at UK box office

    Armando Iannucci’s comedy is the star performer of the weekend, while the Gerard Butler disaster film overcomes savage reviews to climb into No 2 spot
  • Indian commuters drive and cycle through air pollution in Delhi the day after Diwali.

    Delhi covered in toxic haze after night of Diwali fireworks

    Air pollution in Indian capital hits 18 times the healthy limit despite supreme court ban on sale of firecrackers
  • A devotee lights oil lamps

    Diwali, festival of lights – in pictures

    Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, celebrates the victory of good over evil and the triumphant return of Lord Ram to the city of Ayodha after vanquishing Ravana in the kingdom of Lanka
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