On this day, people worship Lord Dhanvantari, the god of medicine and health. Choti Diwali is the second day of Diwali and is ...

Another main theme of Diwali is the recollection of a story called Ramayan, which details how the Hindu god Rama returned to his kingdom with his wife, Sita, and his brother, Lakshman, after ...

Diwali, which was held last year on Oct. 24 and this year will occur on Oct. 20, is celebrated by over a billion people ...

Diwali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. In a multicultural and diverse country like India, everyone has their own way of celebrating this festival. Even though their belief ...

They start the day at the family altar, where statues of God called Murti, are looked after by the family and prayed to. The family are all gathering to celebrate Diwali with a meal together.