Although these lamps come in many different styles, most oil and kerosene lamps have a basic formula that hasn't changed much over the years. If you're planning to use your oil lamp (and we think you ...

This Diwali marks the city of Ayodhya's seventh consecutive Guinness World Record for the largest oil lamp display.

This artist transforms personal trauma into art through her unique smoke-painting technique, exploring themes of ancestral ...

Diwali decorations can be made eco-friendly by using sustainable materials such as clay diyas, upcycled jars, natural flowers ...

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths in ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People watch a laser show after a record 2.51 million earthen oil ...

Lakshmi Puja, an essential ritual during Diwali, involves cleaning the home, setting up a sacred platform, positioning deiti ...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the ...

Millions of Indians are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights and one of the most important events in the Hindu calendar ...

A Guinness World Records team presented a certificate to Uttar Pradesh state's chief minister acknowledging the unprecedented number of oil lamps. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window ...