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UNESCO Heritage List 2025 - Deepavali
December 13 , 2025
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- Deepavali, India’s festival of lights, was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2025.
- The list aims to protect living cultural traditions such as festivals, rituals, arts, and community practices.
- Deepavali was chosen for its long-standing rituals, community celebrations, traditional crafts, and lighting of lamps.
- The 2025 list includes 20 elements, such as bagpipe playing (Bulgaria), Cuarteto music (Argentina), and Christmas Bram and Sambai (Belize).
- India’s earlier entries include Durga Puja, Kumbh Mela, Vedic chanting, Ramlila, Kutiyattam, and Kalbelia dance.
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