This full moon is also when Karthika Deepam, a Hindu festival of lights, is celebrated, though it can also fall on the full moon in November in the Gregorian Calendar. The color of the moon comes ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Masik Karthigai, also known as the Deepam festival, is a significant celebration in Tamil Nadu. It falls on the eighth day of the Paush month. This festival honours Lord Subramanya, also known as ...

The traditional Bhadra Deepam (lamp) was lit to officially commence the event. The festival has been meticulously planned to accommodate the massive influx of participants and spectators.

Traditionally, Jews eat foods fried in oil during Hanukkah to commemorate the "miracle of oil", which became the basis for the festival's eight-day celebration. The story goes that in 164 BCE ...

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As part of Tamil Nadu's oldest festival, Karthigai Deepam celebrations, the Maha Deepam was lighted at Arunachala Hills, Tiruvannamalai district in the presence of a large number of devotes on ...