Hindu festival in Bangladesh under tight security following attacks. Oct. 12, 2024. Hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia, with capacity crowd of 2 million expected. June 26, 2023.

The festival is celebrated over five days and dhanteras, the preparation period leading up to the peak of the Diwali on Oct. 31, begin two days earlier on Oct. 29. How is Diwali celebrated?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered at The Hindu Temple of Kentucky to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, marking the arrival of spring and new beginnings.

The festival, that is spread over a period of five days, also marks the beginning of the new year in the Hindu calendar, and celebrates the year’s last rice-crop harvest, as per JSTOR. For Sikhs ...

A devotee garlands a senior Hindu holy man walking in a procession, a day before the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.

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 ...

The Hindu festival of colors ushers in the spring season. Here's when it's celebrated, what it's all about, and where to celebrate in Ohio.

A priest sprays colored powder and water on devotees during celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at the Kalupur Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, March 14, 2025.

Hindu devotees cheer as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) ...