Millions of Indians marked Diwali on Wednesday by lighting a record-breaking 2.51 million oil lamps in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The display commemorated the beginning of India's biggest Hindu festival.

Diwali 2025: Celebrated as the most significant festival in Hindu culture, Diwali is a day eagerly anticipated by many. This festival symbolizes not just the triumph of light over darkness but also ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Locals watch a firework show on the banks of the Saryu River on 19 October, the eve of Diwali festival, in Ayodhya, northern India ...

AYODHYA (IANS) – With the ‘Deepotsav’ in Ayodhya people can be a part of it by paying with a sum as low as Rs 51 for a diya to Rs 1,100 for 51 diyas. The only difference here will be that your diya ...

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