This year, Diwali will be celebrated on October 31st. On this day, homes are decorated with diyas, and Lakshmi and Ganesha are worshipped together. Worshipping Lakshmi is believed to bring ...

These lamps are known as diyas or divas. Through this, the festival of Diwali was born. Image caption, The diyas represent the lights that guided Rama and Sita home, as told in the poem Ramayana.

During Diwali, many Hindus will decorate their homes, shops and places of worship with diyas (clay lamps) and lights. Because of this, some people have taken this image to show the lights spread ...

So what is the deeper significance of lighting a diya (clay lamp) during Diwali? Kumud Merani tells us more. Disclaimer: Every religion and country as well as state in India might have different ...