Come Diwali and the city starts buzzing with activities. There are many traditions and customs associated with this day. While cleaning the entire house and painting it to give a new look is a common ...

Diwali 2025: Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated with enthusiasm across India and globally. A key highlight of the festival is lighting numerous earthen lamps, or diyas, to brighten up homes ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the festivals where the houses glow with lamps, candles, and multicoloured decorations. From all the rituals, one of the most well-loved traditions of Diwali ...

In a corner at Ikea Tampines, the grey concrete floor becomes artist Vijaya Mohan’s canvas. With the help of co-artist Nithiya Ramprasad, 42, Vijaya lays a pre-cut blue plastic sheet measuring 3m by ...

Diwali is a festival that brings joy, light, and colour to every home. One of the most cherished traditions during this time is creating vibrant rangoli designs. This art form, passed down through ...

People create rangoli on the floor using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. But if you prefer to go traditional and make rangoli with the help of rice flour, ...

Brightening up the festival celebrations, Rangoli is also believed to be harbinger of good luck. Brightening up the festival celebrations, Rangoli is also believed to be harbinger of good luck. This ...

The Hindu festival of lights Diwali is on its way this Thursday, October 19, and not only will it bring pretty displays of twinkling lights, but also Diwali Rangoli designs. Rangoli is a popular folk ...

A spectacular explosion of colours brought everyone to a halt when a 20 ft rangoli on South Korea made a mundane festival ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For generations, Hindu women have begun the day by making a rangoli pattern on the ground at their doorstep.

Making ornate floor art can be a celebratory act for festivals like Diwali and a meditative practice. By Anna P. Kambhampaty Every year around this time, more than a billion people worldwide celebrate ...