The festival of lights, more popularly known as Diwali is here, and is going to be celebrated in a very big way, especially after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Observed across India, there are many regional differences in the celebrations and rituals. In north India, this festival arrives at Dussehra.

On Diwali night, which is regarded as lucky, people also gamble in Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Punjab. Sikhs do not traditionally celebrate Diwali in Punjab, but they participate in the festivities and light their homes with candles and diyas. On the same night, the gurdwaras are also illuminated. Houses are adorned with candles, lights, diyas, bandhanwars, and rangolis in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and other nearby areas. At night, Laxmi Puja is performed. There is a custom in some homes where a silver coin is placed in a milk tumbler before being sprinkled throughout the house. The celebrations include activities like gift-exchanging, house cleaning, gambling, redecorating, painting, and decorating the home.