Happy Diwali! Oct 21, 2025

Today is Diwali, a festival that celebrates hope, prosperity and the triumph of good over evil. It marks Rama"s return to Ayodhya after defeating the demon king Ravana, and honours the goddess Lakshmi, believed to bring wealth and well-being into homes, while some communities worship the goddess, Kali. Families clean and decorate their homes, exchange sweets (or mithai), and gather for prayers—filling neighbourhoods with an atmosphere of joy. Meanwhile, markets bustle with shoppers buying gifts and new clothes, while fireworks light up the sky. Central to the festival are diyas—small oil lamps whose flames symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and the promise of new beginnings.

© phive2015/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Leaf-peeping Southern style
Oct 21, 2023Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
Oct 21, 2024Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Man-made, meandering Lake Powell
Sep 13, 2023Hemakuta Hill, Hampi
Sep 20, 2025Oktoberfest begins!
Jan 10, 2024Mylopotamos, Thessaly, Greece
Boardwalk nostalgia
Feb 18, 2025The Great Blue Hole, Belize
Jan 26, 2025Republic Day
Look up, incoming…
Revealing natures turquoise gem
Oct 30, 2023Common raven
Sep 20, 2023Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
Nov 29, 2024Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Dec 9, 2025Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
Mar 25, 2024Happy Holi!
Season of light in the City of Light
Feb 8, 2026Corfu at night, Greece
Dec 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Nov 24, 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh
Oct 12, 2024Mysore Dasara
Nov 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
An oasis in the desert
9,000-year-old handprints
Colours of spring
Pretty in pink
Theres no denying the power of Denali
Remembering the Mahatma
Apr 18, 2025International Day for Monuments and Sites