Diwali falls on Amavasya (no moon night) and lighting diyas dispel the darkness, filling the space with light adding meaning ...

These lamps are known as diyas or divas. Through this, the festival of Diwali was born. Image caption, The diyas represent the lights that guided Rama and Sita home, as told in the poem Ramayana.

One such example is the success story of women in Varanasi who are producing cow dung diyas for Dev Deepawali. For Dev Deepawali, extensive preparations are underway to illuminate Varanasi’s ...