{
  "id": 16029620,
  "title": "Lamps, Lakshmi and gold: Why Diwali in the UAE starts at the jewellery counter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lamps-lakshmi-and-gold-why-diwali-in-the-uae-starts-at-the-jewellery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:49:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/lamps-lakshmi-and-gold-why-diwali-in-the-uae-starts-at-the-jewellery-counter-1.500719600"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Homes across the UAE will soon be lined with clay lamps, rangoli patterns and boxes of sweets as Diwali, the Festival of Lights , returns next month. For many families, it is also the time of year to visit the gold souq. Here's when Diwali falls in 2026, what the festival means, and what gold costs right now compared with last year. When is Diwali 2026? Diwali is celebrated over five days.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}