also marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar, and celebrates the year’s last rice-crop harvest, as per ...

Ruchira Patel, a leading volunteer at the temple, explained, “Diwali and the Hindu New Year reaffirm and strengthen values of goodwill, charity, and harmony across communities in the UK.

SIMRAN: Diwali is celebrated every year in the autumn. It marks the start of the Hindu New Year and we celebrate a new beginning. We spring-clean our homes wear new clothes and exchange gifts.

Eleven year old Vraj and his 14-year-old sister Simran, are getting ready to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. Diwali marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year and is also celebrated ...

The festival of Labh Panchami is associated with Diwali, the popular Hindu Festival of Lights. The word ‘Labh’ and ‘Saubhagya ... In the state of Gujarat, Labh Panchami is also the first working day ...

This festival is one of the most important in the country and among Hindu communities ... 2nd, Diwali(Bali Pratipada)/Balipadyami/Laxmi Puja/Govardhan Pooja/Vikram Samvat New Year Day occurs ...

Over the years, there were growing calls by the Hindu community to declare Diwali a school holiday ... a school holiday in the City of New York starting next year. Rajkumar noted that people ...

Beginning in 2023, New York City will observe Diwali as a public school ... participation today." This year, the event was packed with several Indian dance performances, an exhibition on Indian ...

Hindu community in Pakistan, like elsewhere in the world, is celebrating Diwali on Sunday. Pakistan Hindu Council has attributed this year's Diwali to immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The annual festival ...