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People watch fireworks during Diwali celebrations in Leicester. (Photo: REUTERS/Darren Staples)

Diwali 2013: Hindu Festival of Lights Celebrated Around the World [PHOTOS]

Diwali 2013 was celebrated across India, Sri Lanka, England, USA and Malaysia with great fervour.

Diwali 2013: Indian Festival of Lights Gets Underway [PHOTOS]

A vendor hangs lanterns for sale at a Diwali market in Mumbai. (Photo: REUTERS)

View photos of the last-minute preparations ahead of the nationwide Diwali celebrations on 3 November.

Maha Kumbh Mela 2013: Dalai Lama Visit Cancelled after Security Fears

Visit of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to the Hindu festival of Maha Kumbh Mela has been cancelled after security concerns

100 Million Hindu Pilgrims To Be Studied by Harvard

India's Maha Kumbh Mela is the world's biggest religious festival - this year 100 million Hindus are expected to gather by the Ganges, where they will find Harvard academics waiting.

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Diwali 2012 Celebrations: Festival of Lights Captured on Camera

Catch a glimpse of Diwali 2012 celebrations around the world in pictures. Here’s wishing everyone a Happy Diwali!

UK Church Bans Yoga for its 'Hindu' Nature: Indian Gurus Explain Why Yoga is Non-Religious

Yoga is a trans-cultural and trans-continental phenomenon, which has nothing to do with Hinduism or any other religion

Kuse Aunsi: Nepal Celebrates Father’s Day for Departed Souls [PHOTOS]

Hundreds of Hindu devotees turn up at Gokarna Temple on Bagmati River, to celebrate Kuse Aunsi - the Nepalese celebration of fatherhood.

Exotic Hindu Festival: Mahashivaratri Starts on Feb. 20 [PHOTOS]

One of the highlights of this festival is that devotees and non-devotees are allowed to smoke intoxicating substances such as marijuana, as it is the only day when marijuana is legal.

Spotlight: India's Eunuchs

The recent death of 15 eunuchs, or "hijras", in a fire in New Delhi has cast a spotlight on this little-known and often marginalised community.

India Eunuchs Mourn Dead After Fire Tragedy Kills 15

India's community of eunuchs, transvestites and transsexuals mourned Monday for 15 of their numbers killed in a deadly blaze at a ceremony in New Delhi.

An Indian security personnel stands guard outside the Sabarmati central jail in Ahmedabad

31 Hindus Get Life Terms for Killing Muslims in Gujarat Riots

An Indian court has found 31 Hindus guilty of killing dozens of Muslims by setting fire to a building in Gujarat state in 2002, in one of India's worst outbreak of sectarian violence in recent years.

Hindu devotees gather to worship the Sun god on the banks of river Ganges during the Hindu religious festival Chhat Puja in Patna

16 Dead in Stampede at Indian Religious Ceremony

Sixteen people were crushed to death and many others severely injured in a stampede at a religious ceremony on Tuesday in India.

People light lamps on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Chandigarh

Diwali 2011: Best Pictures from the Hindu Festival (PHOTOS)

Diwali – or Deepavali – is an important Hindu festival and is known as the festival of lights. It is famous for the stunning images of colour and celebrated by one billion Hindus in India and around the world.

Festive Season Across the World: Halloween in the U.S. and Diwali 2011, Festival of Lights in India [Breathtaking Diwali PHOTOS]

UK Celebrates Diwali; Cameron Recognises British Indians' Role [PHOTOS]

It's Diwali time! The "Festival of lights" is back this year bringing fun, frolic and exciting promises. With more than one million British Indians residing in the UK, the festive spirit has always been upbeat. Meanwhile, acknowledging the contribution made by the British Hindus and the British Indian community, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron has extended Diwali wishes.