Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared this year's Diwali celebrations exceptional, noting it as the first after the return of 'Lord Ram to his temple' in Ayodhya in 500 years.

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) People stand in between rows of lit earthen lamps on the banks of the Saryu river during Deepotsav celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh state government ...

AYODHYA, India (AP) — A priest stands with folded hands praying toward the rising sun on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Nearby, a group of ...

This year's Deepotsav was the first after the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The city was decorated beautifully, let us look at some of the pictures, shared on social media, that ...

According to the Hindu epic Ramayana, when Rama retuned home to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile with his wife Sita and brother Laxmana, its citizens lit lamps to welcome them. Diwali, which means ...

The occasion turned to be special for the temple down as it created two new Guinness World Records created during the Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya Guinness World Record created for the most ...

AYODHYA, India (AP) — A priest stands with folded hands praying toward the rising sun on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.