Prgati Grover prepares for the Diwali celebration at her home in Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
A man and his child light candles outside his shop during Diwali celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal. Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by all Hindus around the world. AP
Family members play with firecrackers in Kathmandu. Diwali is known as the Tihar festival in Nepal. EPA
Children light firecrackers in Kathmandu. AP
A vendor untangles decorative lights at a shop in Kathmandu. AP
Sawantri, 40, helps her son to wave a burning sparkler during Diwali celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
A man lights a firecracker in Karachi. Reuters
Oil lamps are lit at a home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to celebrate Diwali. EPA
A girl poses with a mural made out of coloured powder outside her home in Karachi. Reuters
Indians light firecrackers as they celebrate Diwali in Dubai's Bur Dubai district. AFP
Fireworks light the sky above a decorated building in Bur Dubai. AFP
Pakistani Hindus light firecrackers in Karachi. AFP
Diwali decorations at the Praveen residence in Dubai.
Antonie Robertson/The National
A young woman lights a firecracker as she celebrates Diwali in Karachi. AFP
A woman lights an oil lamp in Bengaluru, India. EPA
People set off firecrackers in Bengaluru. EPA
Indians light firecrackers near New Delhi. EPA
A boy prays at a Hindu temple in Sukkur, Pakistan, during Diwali. AP
People light lamps on the banks of the river Saryu in Ayodhya, India. AP
More lamps on the banks of river Sarayu in Ayodhya. AFP
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the 'Deepotsav' event in Ayodhya. AFP
Family members of Rajasthan police personnel burn firecrackers in Ajmer, India. AFP
Mr Modi, right, inaugurates the 'Deepotsav' event as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath watches. AFP
Children watch firecrackers being lit on the eve of Diwali at an orphanage in Jammu, India. AP
People make a formation of Hindu god Lord Ram, with 3,000 earthen lamps in Chandigarh, India. AFP
People crowd at a market on the eve of Diwali in Bangalore. AFP
A customer browses jewellery at a shop ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. Bloomberg
A flower market in Bangalore. AFP
A saleswoman helps a customer try various pieces of jewellery at a shop in New Delhi. Bloomberg
People shop in Mumbai ahead of Diwali, one of Hinduism's most important festivals, dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi. AP
Shoppers buy stainless steel utensils at a marketplace in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Bloomberg
Hindus pray during Diwali at the temple in Dubai. AP
A vendor sells decorative lights ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. Indian shoppers are back in force online and in stores, splurging this festive season. Bloomberg
A customer buys Diwali lights in New Delhi. In the previous two years, the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed celebrations. Bloomberg
Dancers perform at the Indian Consulate in Dubai. AP
A vendor at a kiosk in New Delhi. Bloomberg
A woman picks marigolds, used to make garlands and offer prayers, before selling them at a market for the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
An Indian shopkeeper arranges earthen oil lamps for sale ahead of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in Bangalore, India. EPA
A woman looks at decorative items and crackers offered at a market stand ahead of Diwali in Bangalore. EPA
A child wearing make-up while asking for alms from passers-by at a market area ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. AFP
A female customer takes off a gold necklace after trying it at a Senco Gold & Diamonds jewellery showroom before Diwali in Mumbai. AFP
People buy firecrackers on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali, in Amritsar. AFP
A farmer cultivates lotus flowers in a reservoir in Bhopal ahead of Diwali. AFP
A woman shops for fancy jewellery in Chennai. AFP
Inside the Bikanervala Sweet Factory in Dubai Investment Park that is preparing for the Diwali rush on Indian Sweets.
Antonie Robertson/The National
Prgati Grover prepares for the Diwali celebration at her home in Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
A man and his child light candles outside his shop during Diwali celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal. Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by all Hindus around the world. AP
Family members play with firecrackers in Kathmandu. Diwali is known as the Tihar festival in Nepal. EPA
Children light firecrackers in Kathmandu. AP
A vendor untangles decorative lights at a shop in Kathmandu. AP
Sawantri, 40, helps her son to wave a burning sparkler during Diwali celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
A man lights a firecracker in Karachi. Reuters
Oil lamps are lit at a home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to celebrate Diwali. EPA
A girl poses with a mural made out of coloured powder outside her home in Karachi. Reuters
Indians light firecrackers as they celebrate Diwali in Dubai's Bur Dubai district. AFP
Fireworks light the sky above a decorated building in Bur Dubai. AFP
Pakistani Hindus light firecrackers in Karachi. AFP
Diwali decorations at the Praveen residence in Dubai.
Antonie Robertson/The National
A young woman lights a firecracker as she celebrates Diwali in Karachi. AFP
A woman lights an oil lamp in Bengaluru, India. EPA
People set off firecrackers in Bengaluru. EPA
Indians light firecrackers near New Delhi. EPA
A boy prays at a Hindu temple in Sukkur, Pakistan, during Diwali. AP
People light lamps on the banks of the river Saryu in Ayodhya, India. AP
More lamps on the banks of river Sarayu in Ayodhya. AFP
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the 'Deepotsav' event in Ayodhya. AFP
Family members of Rajasthan police personnel burn firecrackers in Ajmer, India. AFP
Mr Modi, right, inaugurates the 'Deepotsav' event as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath watches. AFP
Children watch firecrackers being lit on the eve of Diwali at an orphanage in Jammu, India. AP
People make a formation of Hindu god Lord Ram, with 3,000 earthen lamps in Chandigarh, India. AFP
People crowd at a market on the eve of Diwali in Bangalore. AFP
A customer browses jewellery at a shop ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. Bloomberg
A flower market in Bangalore. AFP
A saleswoman helps a customer try various pieces of jewellery at a shop in New Delhi. Bloomberg
People shop in Mumbai ahead of Diwali, one of Hinduism's most important festivals, dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi. AP
Shoppers buy stainless steel utensils at a marketplace in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. Bloomberg
Hindus pray during Diwali at the temple in Dubai. AP
A vendor sells decorative lights ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. Indian shoppers are back in force online and in stores, splurging this festive season. Bloomberg
A customer buys Diwali lights in New Delhi. In the previous two years, the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed celebrations. Bloomberg
Dancers perform at the Indian Consulate in Dubai. AP
A vendor at a kiosk in New Delhi. Bloomberg
A woman picks marigolds, used to make garlands and offer prayers, before selling them at a market for the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
An Indian shopkeeper arranges earthen oil lamps for sale ahead of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in Bangalore, India. EPA
A woman looks at decorative items and crackers offered at a market stand ahead of Diwali in Bangalore. EPA
A child wearing make-up while asking for alms from passers-by at a market area ahead of Diwali in New Delhi. AFP
A female customer takes off a gold necklace after trying it at a Senco Gold & Diamonds jewellery showroom before Diwali in Mumbai. AFP
People buy firecrackers on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali, in Amritsar. AFP
A farmer cultivates lotus flowers in a reservoir in Bhopal ahead of Diwali. AFP
A woman shops for fancy jewellery in Chennai. AFP
Inside the Bikanervala Sweet Factory in Dubai Investment Park that is preparing for the Diwali rush on Indian Sweets.
Antonie Robertson/The National
Prgati Grover prepares for the Diwali celebration at her home in Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
