Ayodhya, Nov. 8 -- Marking Diwali 2026, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated the festival with members of the Nishad community in Ayodhya on Sunday. He spent time interacting with local residents and children at the Nishad settlement, clicked selfies with them, and distributed sweets and Diwali gifts.

Addressing the gathering, Adityanath said he had come to wish them a happy Diwali but urged a "firm resolve." He said no evil eye "seeking to plunder the splendour of Ayodhya or tarnish its name once again" should ever be cast upon Ayodhya Dham.

"I have come to wish you a happy Diwali, but we must make one firm resolve-a resolve that, in the days to come, no malevolent gaze, no 'Manthra' or 'Maricha', ever falls upon our...