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Diwali, also known as Deepavali or "a row of lights," is celebrated across India and among its global diaspora on November 8 this year. Over one billion people participate in the festivities, which include prayers, family gatherings, lighting fireworks, and placing clay oil lamps outside homes to symbolize light triumphing over darkness. While rooted in Hindu tradition, Diwali is also observed by Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists with themes of good defeating evil, and celebrations often feature feasting, exchanging gifts, and creating rangoli designs on the ground.
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Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, was celebrated on November 8, 2026, across India and among its global diaspora. More than one billion people from various faiths participate in the festivities, which include prayers, family gatherings, and lighting fireworks. Named after "Deepavali," meaning a row of lights, many families place clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolize triumph over darkness and ignorance. The festival follows the Hindu lunar calendar and typically falls in late October or early November each year. While rooted in Hindu tradition, Diwali is also observed by Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists, celebrating the victory of good over evil through feasting, new clothes, rangoli designs, and exchanging sweets and gifts with friends and neighbors.

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More than one billion people of different faiths take part in the celebrations in the world’s most populous nation, gathering for prayers, family reunions and the lighting of fireworks. The name Diwali comes from “Deepavali”, meaning “a row of lights”, and many families place clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.
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In Pictures Diwali, the festival of lights, is being celebrated across India and among its vast diaspora, marking one of the most important days of the year for Hindus. asserted
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More than one billion people of different faiths take part in the celebrations in the world’s most populous nation, gathering for prayers, family reunions and the lighting of fireworks. The name Diwali comes from “Deepavali”, meaning “a row of lights”, and many families place clay oil lamps outside their homes to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. asserted
families → take → ignorance
The festival follows the Hindu lunar calendar and usually falls in late October or early November. asserted
festival → follow → October
This year, Diwali is marked on November 8. asserted
Diwali → mark → November
While Diwali is rooted in Hindu tradition, it is also observed by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists, with regional origin stories that share a common theme – the victory of good over evil. asserted
that → root → evil
Celebrations often include feasting, new clothes, rangoli floor designs, and the exchange of sweets and gifts with friends and neighbours. asserted
Celebrations → include → friends
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