PHAGWA, or Holi, and Diwali are the two most ancient holy days celebrated in Guyana, with their provenance traced back to the late Bronze Age. This year, ...

Guyana, Surinam, Singapore, Malaysia & Fiji. In Malaysia, Diwali is celebrated as ‘Hari Diwali’ in the month of Aswayuja, the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar. 4. Playing cards ...

Socio-religious festival Diwali is a socio-religious festival ... Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Myanmar, Singapore, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia and Fiji.

The word Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps'. It is celebrated by Hindu people across the world. Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated ...

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is the festival of lights. It is the celebration of the triumph of dark over light and good over evil, and is typically observed in South Asian countries ...