Happy Diwali 2025 Wishes Images, Puja Timings Highlights: Deepawali Lakshmi Puja Timings, Wishes, Rangoli Images, Puja Vidhi, and More

The Kapoor family came together this year to celebrate Diwali, and the festivities were as lavish as ever. From Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor to Neetu Kapoor, several family members shared glimpses of the celebration on Instagram. Check here.

This 70-year-old former school teacher is spreading the Diwali cheer by surprising Kolkata residents with Rangoli designs on their doorsteps.

Send warm wishes this festive season with IndianExpress.com's vibrant Diwali 2025 greeting image cards, perfect for sharing joy and light with loved ones.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his annual tradition of marking Diwali with the Indian armed forces, joining Navy personnel aboard INS Vikrant near the coasts of Goa and Karwar (Karnataka) on Monday to celebrate the festival of lights. Watch the live speech below.

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Wishing you a Diwali full of lights, laughter, and love. May this festival bring happiness and prosperity to your life.

दीपों का यह पर्व आपके जीवन में खुशियाँ और समृद्धि लेकर आए। आपको और आपके परिवार को दिवाली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।

May Goddess Lakshmi bless you with wealth, health, and happiness this Diwali and always. Have a joyous Diwali 2025!

इस दिवाली, आपके जीवन की अंधकार दूर हो जाए और खुशियों की रौशनी फैल जाए। हैप्पी दिवाली 2025!

May this Diwali bring joy, wealth, and success to you and your family. Wishing you a sparkling and joyous Diwali!

लक्ष्मी माता आपके घर में धन, सुख और समृद्धि लाएँ। इस दिवाली आपके जीवन में खुशियों की रोशनी छा जाए।

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In many rural regions of India, people continue to use geru (red ochre) and chawal ka atta (rice flour) to create intricate Lakshmi-Ganesh designs on walls. At the same time, sustainable lighting options such as solar lanterns and bamboo or rattan lamps are being embraced. The use of green crackers is also supporting this eco-friendly shift. Discover more about these homegrown ways to celebrate the festival of lights.

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Diwali is the festival of lights and flavour. From traditional sweets to crunchy snacks, try out these must-have festive treats that brighten up your celebrations.

Aloo Tikki: Pan-fried, spicy, and crunchy outside with soft insides. A festive snack that works as an appetiser or party finger food.

Besan Chakli: Crispy, spiral-shaped snack made from gram flour and spices. Perfect for nibbling with chai and a Diwali favourite across India.

Dry Fruit Laddoo: Rich, energy boosting, and guilt-free. Made with dates, almonds, cashews, and ghee, these laddoos are a nutritious sweet option for the festive season.

Check out more here.

India’s biggest festival, Diwali — the festival of lights — is here, celebrated across the country for the joy and warmth it brings. It’s a time for giving, sharing, and indulging in delightful sweets.

One must-try treat is the Rajasthani Malpua: flat, thick, round dumplings which are infused with fennel seeds, soaked in syrup, and made with a rich blend of paneer, sugar, ground nutmeg, cornflour, saffron, ghee, almonds, and pistachios.

Read to discover more unique sweets that may be hard to find but are absolutely worth tasting.

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"As my students scribble in their notebooks, they don’t know that I am secretly, silently, weirdly, grownup-ly, sending to them the sum of my old and new Diwali," writes Devapriya Roy. Read here.

According to drikpanchang.com, on the day of Diwali, devotees rise early to honour their ancestors and family deities, seeking their blessings. Being a new moon day, it is also considered auspicious for performing Shraddha rituals for departed ancestors. Traditionally, a fast is observed throughout the day. Worshippers of Goddess Lakshmi refrain from eating until after the evening Lakshmi Puja, breaking their fast only once the rituals are complete. (File Image)

Diwali is celebrated in the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin and Kartika, which fall between mid-October and mid-November in the Gregorian calendar. It falls on Kartik Amavasya, the new moon night of Kartik, known as the darkest night of the year. This year, Diwali is being marked on Monday, October 20, 2025.

According to drikpanchang.com, the Amavasya will begin on October 20, 2025, at 3:44 PM and conclude on October 21, 2025, at 5:54 PM, marking the new moon phase and a significant time for spiritual practices and offerings.

The Lakshmi Puja Muhurta is from 7:21 PM to 8:19 PM, lasting 58 minutes. The Pradosh period is from 5:51 PM to 8:19 PM, and the Taurus period is from 7:21 PM to 9:22 PM.