light, and togetherness. Food is a compulsory part of any occasion, and when it comes to a huge celebration like Diwali, sweets and Diwali dishes are a must. Try to make extra, as sharing and ...

Diwali involves a wide array of sweets, with some being favourites and others receiving disgruntled side-eyes. Good or bad, here are some of the most popular Diwali sweets. Pexels Kaju Katli ...

Around one billion people worldwide and across the U.S. will celebrate Diwali this ... the victory of light over darkness,” Gupta says. There is the sharing of food and sweets that are homemade ...

(Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) For me, Diwali’s essence lies in its intimate rituals: lighting lights, sharing Diwali sweets ... People light earthen lamps on the banks of Saryu River ...

Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, which means row of lights. This refers to the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that observers light outside their homes during Diwali to ...

For many New Yorkers from the Caribbean, Diwali is marked with sweet treats like prasad ... calendar and honors the concept of goodness or light winning over evil or darkness.