During Diwali, the five-day festival of lights, vibrant patterns of all shapes and sizes are created on the floor out of materials such as colored rice, sand, and flower petals. The charming Indian folk art, called rangoli, is usually made near the entrance of a home to welcome guests and deities, and is said to bring good luck on special occasions. Celebrations might be a bit different this year, but buildings will still be brightened by these decorative drawings, twinkling lights, and small oil lamps, known as diyas.
Decorating for Diwali
Today in History
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A history of Vinland
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Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
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Blue linckia sea stars in Papua New Guinea
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Why, aloe there
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A species worth defending
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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International Dark Sky Week
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Unbearable cuteness
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Stompin’ with the Big Chief
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Is that a face in the sand?
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A snuggling ball of cute
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International Museum Day
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Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
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Freeze frame
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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Work out on your way to work
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
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Feast of the Donkey
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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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International Day of the Tropics
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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Welcome to the pack
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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Red fox
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World Sea Turtle Day
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