Today, Diwali is being celebrated across the country. Diyas were lit from Jammu and Kashmir to Tamil Nadu. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has reached Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, where he will celebrate Diwali with the soldiers. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi will also be present with him. CDS General Anil Chauhan is celebrating Diwali in Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar. At the same time, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi is celebrating the festival with naval soldiers in Porbandar, Gujarat. Today is the 149th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel along with Diwali. Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik of Puri, Odisha created a sand art of Sardar Patel’s picture with 1000 diyas. Sri Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Hyderabad was decorated on the theme of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple. People are reaching here to worship since Thursday morning. At the same time, Diwali was celebrated by burning the effigy of demon Narakasura in Panaji, Goa. Here every year the effigy of Narakasura is burnt on the day of Diwali. Pictures of Diwali celebrations from across the country… Also read this news related to Diwali celebrations… Maryam Nawaz celebrates Diwali in Pakistan: Light show held at One World Trade Center in New York Celebrations have begun across the world including India for the Festival of Lights i.e. Diwali. On Wednesday, Diwali was also celebrated in the neighboring country Pakistan. Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Maryam Nawaz joined the celebrations with Hindus and Sikhs. Read the full news…
