Hindu devotees in Nepal celebrate Bal Chaturdashi festival

Dec 10, 2023

Tarpaulins cover the premises of Pashupatinath Temple including the embankments of Bagmati River as devotees camp up to stay awake throughout the night lighting...

Devotees thank gods by covering body with cow dung, lit oil-lamps in Nepal

Oct 15, 2021

Bhaktapur [Nepal], October 15 : Quite a few Hindu devotees in Nepal performed a unique ritual on Vijaya Dashami on Friday: they lied down,...

Ahead of Diwali people throng markets in Guwahati

Oct 24, 2024

People have thronged to the market to buy oil lamps (diyas) to celebrate the festival of lights and Kali Puja.

Female inmates of Aligarh Jail create designer Diyas for Diwali

Oct 29, 2024

In a unique initiative, female inmates at Aligarh Jail are busy crafting colourful designer diyas (oil lamps) in preparation for Diwali.

Volunteers put oil lamps at Ram ki Paidi for Deepotsav

Nov 02, 2021

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 2 : Volunteers were on Monday given the task of arranging oil lamps on Ram ki Paidi, a series...

Ayodhya Deepotsav scripts new Guinness World Record by lighting over 15.76 lakh diyas

Oct 23, 2022

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 23 : A new Guinness World Record for the 'largest display of oil lamps' was set when more than...