Diwali, the festival of lights, is a religious observance commemorated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists around the world. Every autumn, the observance sees millions of people attend ...

Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs have their own Diwali stories. Jains observe Diwali as the day the Lord Mahavira, the last of the great teachers, who attained nirvana -- the state of liberation from ...

Each year, millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world celebrate Diwali, the annual festival of lights which symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and ...