There are four segments to the Miss Diwali pageant, each of which requires a different dress. The expenses start to add up, and girls without a financial backer are often excluded from the pageant.

Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by more than a billion people around the world. But this year celebrations will likely be scaled down. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in India and around the world. People mark the holiday by decorating their homes, gathering with families and of ...

River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland, is also hosting a Diwali celebration on Saturday, Nov. 2 with dancing, live music, a buffet dinner and a Miss Diwali Pageant.

Diwali can begin anywhere from mid-October to mid-November due to the Hindu lunar calendar. Here's when the celebrations will occur in 2023.

What to Know. More than one billion people throughout South Asia and the diaspora will celebrate Diwali this week. This year, the primary holiday will take place on Thursday, Oct. 31.

But the real treat comes on Nov. 12, during the height of Diwali celebrations, when guests visit Ms. Patel’s home in a suburb near Philadelphia and eat freshly fried onion bhajiya.

Diwali, or Deepavali, a Sanskrit word meaning “rows of lighted lamps,” is a Hindu-originated festival celebrated in India and by the Indian diaspora.