Potters in Reasi preserve traditional craft, create eco-friendly lamps for Diwali

Oct 26, 2024

Pottery is one of the oldest crafts in India, and for generations, people have been illuminating their homes with these traditional diyas (oil lamps)...

Sales of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) down despite banning crackers in Karnataka

Nov 11, 2020

Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], November 11 : The sales of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) were down in Shivamogga District of Karnataka, despite the cracker ban...

Foreign tourists perform aarti at Rishikesh's Parmarth Niketan on Diwali

Oct 31, 2024

Foreign tourists joined in the festival of Diwali at Parmarth Niketan, a spiritual organisation in Rishikesh. The tourists enthusiastically participated in the traditional aarti...

Gujarat CM purchases Diwali Diyas crafted by 'Divyang' students

Oct 29, 2024

To support the artistry of visually impaired girls, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel purchased traditional Diwali Diyas crafted by Divyang students from Andh Kanya...

Traditional earthen lamps losing sales to Chinese lamps in MP's Indore

Nov 06, 2020

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 6 : Amid the upcoming festive period, despite the call for a boycott of Chinese products, potters in Indore...

This Diwali an alternative to earthen diyas -- one prepared with cow dung

Oct 20, 2020

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 20 : This Diwali, you can try a different kind of diya, besides the traditional earthen lamps. You can try...