(The Conversation) — This year Diwali, a popular festival for Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs, will be celebrated on Oct. 24, the Amavasya, or new moon day, of the month of Kartik in the ...

Diwali is the five-day festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and spiritual ...

During the auspicious festivals of Diwali and Dhanteras, Goddess Lakshmi, the embodiment of wealth and abundance, is ...

Lakshmi Sanskrit lak m Hindi pronunciation l k mi Gujarati Tamil Latchumi Telugu Lakshmi or Lakumi Kannada is the Hindu goddess of wealth prosperity both material and spiritual light wisdom fortune ...

In Hindu tradition, Goddess Lakshmi is known as both the deity of wealth and the symbol of complete prosperity. Reciting each of the Lakshmi names can bring calm to the mind and happiness to the home.

Dhanteras and Lakshmi Puja are important Hindu festivals celebrated during the month of Kartika. Dhanteras is considered auspicious for buying new ite ...

On Thursday, Nov. 4, millions of Hindus will gather to celebrate one of India’s biggest holidays of the year — Diwali, a five-day festival of lights. Though the festival originated in India, it is now ...

Actor Salma Hayek has shared an image of Goddess Lakshmi, and written about how she makes her feel ‘joyful’ and connected to her ‘inner beauty’. See Salma’s post here. Actor Salma Hayek has shared in ...

Hindu devotees offer flowers to gods and goddesses as part of worship rituals. Dinodia Photo/Corbis Documentary via Getty images In preparation for the many Hindu fall festivals such as Diwali, ...

Diwali, a popular festival for Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs, is celebrated on the Amavasya, or new moon day, of the month of Kartik in the traditional Indian lunar calendar, which typically ...