Every year for Diwali, Hetal Vasavada’s parents used to pull her out of her New Jersey elementary school to visit friends and family living nearby. The colorful South Asian holiday is the Hindu ...

A few years ago, I found out from a DNA test that I’m about 19 percent South Asian—from southern and eastern India, results said—and I just had to learn more about that culture I never grew up with. I ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story listed the beginning of the festival as Sunday, it is Friday. Members of the South Asian community celebrated one of the important days on their religious ...

Onion bhajiya, golden fried onion fritters, are a staple for the cookbook author Palak Patel’s Diwali celebrations. By Christina Morales At the home of the cookbook author Palak Patel, the days ...

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Diwali might be the festival of lights, but one can’t deny that sweets are what make the it shine. This time, Kolkata’s Home chefs and culinary experts are stirring up something ultra gourmet which ...

What comes to your mind when someone mentions celebration? For most of us, it’s related to yummy, delicious treats, right? Of course, there’s no celebration without it! Since Diwali 2025 is around the ...

SOUTH STREET SEAPORT, Manhattan (WABC) -- Neighborhood Eats this week is in honor of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. As celebrations get underway, we're taking you to Tagmo, an Indian restaurant ...

For many New Yorkers from the Caribbean, Diwali is marked with sweet treats like prasad. By Ramin Ganeshram Even though Seema Singh’s home in Richmond Hill, Queens, will be filled with sweet treats ...