Getty Images For Sikhs, the festival celebrates the release of the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind, in 1619, and many devotees gathered at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in India. Diwali has also been ...

The foundations for the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the most holy place in Sikhism, were also laid on Diwali in 1577. There ...

From goddess Lakshmi’s birthday to laying down the foundation of the Golden Temple, people have many reasons to celebrate Diwali. Diwali or the festival of lights is the most significant ...

Sikh devotees light oil lamps inside the Golden Temple complex during Diwali celebrations in Amristsar, India. Source: AP / AMAN SHARMA/AP Coinciding with Diwali, Bandi Chhor Diwas is a day when ...

In fact, it was on the day of Diwali in 1577 AD that the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the Golden Temple. Socio-religious festival Diwali is a socio-religious festival.

Diwali coincides with Bandi Chhor Divas, celebrated with great festive fervour at the Golden Temple. This day commemorates ...

As a part of this tradition, the golden idol ... four days of Diwali festival. Thousands of devotees, especially women, started queueing up in barricaded area outside the temple for offering ...