Deepavali or Diwali, the festival of lights, was included in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List on Wednesday.

Diwali is one of India’s foremost cultural and spiritual festivals and is celebrated in India with much enthusiasm and devotion.

Announcing the development on the social media platform X, UNESCO posted, “BREAKING. New inscription on the #IntangibleHeritage List: Deepavali, #India. Congratulations!”

According to IANS, a total of 67 nominations submitted by nearly 80 countries, including India’s Deepavali festival, were examined during the week-long key session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, which began at Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday.

The session of the Committee is being held at the iconic Mughal-era mon

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