“To illuminate the path through which they return and in order to guide them home, diyas (clay lamps) are lit everywhere and the world is bathed in golden ... Diwali, as are wishes for a ...

As for Sikhs, Diwali signifies the day sixth guru Hargobind Singh was released from prison and the day the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar (Sikhism's holiest place) was laid.