The festival, whose name derives from the Sanskrit ... days of Diwali involves dressing in snazzy new clothes, visiting a temple to perform pujas, or worship service, lighting diyas and other ...

Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word “deepavali,” which means ... and some celebrants have already been seen lighting tea lights called diyas in their scary costumes or handing out sweet ...

Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word ‘dipavali’ and means ... shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called diyas. These lamps, normally fuelled by mustard oil are placed ...

It’s a five-day festival of lights, and traditionally marked by lighting lamps in people’s homes - the word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word ... “When we light a diya (earthen lamp ...