Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 13 (ANI): Children of ex-servicemen made earthen lamps (diyas) to encourage their use and boycott Chinese lights during Diwali.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI): Preparations are underway for 'Deepotsav' celebrations here at Ram ki Paidi in Ayodhya, in strict compliance with the coronavirus guidelines.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI): Some orthodox people do not allow widows to celebrate festivals, but due to the initiative of a social service organisation, several elderly widows lit earthen lamps at Keshi Ghat, Vrindavan, on Wednesday and infused some positivity to thei
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], November 11 (ANI): The sales of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) were down in Shivamogga District of Karnataka, despite the cracker ban imposed by the state government.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 9 (ANI): Like their counterparts in Rajasthan, women from a self-help group in Bhopal are also preparing eco-friendly lamps from cow dung this Diwali season.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 9 (ANI): Women from a self-help group in Raipur are creating earthen lamps and flower pots among other items using cow dung provided under the Chhattisgarh state government's Godhan Nyay Yojana.
Gorakhpur/Agartala [India], November 8 (ANI): The NGOs in Gorakhpur and Agartala are promoting eco-friendly Diwali by making diyas from cow dung and candles from bamboo sticks.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 6 (ANI): Amid the upcoming festive period, despite the call for a boycott of Chinese products, potters in Indore complained of traditional earthen lamps (diyas) losing sales to Chinese products.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 5 (ANI): Potters in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj are hopeful for a good sale of earthen lamps during the upcoming festive season since many people have decided to boycott Chinese products this year.
Khurdha (Odisha) [India], November 1 (ANI): Potters making earthen lamps in Odisha's Khurdha district are hopeful that whatever they have made will be sold out during the festive season and they will earn living as their business has been affected by the ongoing pandemic.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 1 (ANI): Shopkeepers selling earthen lamps and decorative items hope to have good business in the current festive season.
Chandigarh [India], October 27 (ANI): Motivating others to reduce and recycle waste materials, a Chandigarh-based group has come up with 'Deep Se Sahayog Tak' project under which they have reused discarded earthen lamps to raise money for children's education.