Radeesh Shetty, the founder of the home décor brand, The Purple Turtles, still remembers the elderly man he met while driving through the deep South. “We were travelling in Tamil Nadu and had stopped ...

Paris-based artist Arik Levy proposed a series of “Oil Lamps” made with elegant silhouettes evoke images of traditional oil lamps. The iconic appearance belies its innovative LED technology. “Wireflow ...

Radeesh Ratnakar Shetty is the owner of more than 400 lamps collected from across the world. At Deepotsav, Radeesh’s collection is being showcased at his store, The Purple Turtles in Jubilee Hills.

Guwahati markets see high demand for traditional diyas ahead of Diwali. Traders note an increase in diya prices compared to last year. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shares scenes from Bijni Lakshmi ...

A diya lit with ghee is the most sacred and spiritually energized. Vedic traditions and scriptures like the Agni Purana state that ghee lamps purify and energize the Manipura and Anahata chakras, ...

Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s most populous nation and the ...