Millions of Indians marked Diwali on Wednesday by lighting a record-breaking 2.51 million oil lamps in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The display commemorated the beginning of India's biggest Hindu festival.

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks ...

Known as the "Festival of Lights," Diwali is a holiday of great significance to Indian Americans and South Asian Americans and traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains. The word ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Millions of Indians ...