Pedestrians cross a traffic junction under Deepavali decorations in the Little India cultural district of Singapore. EPA
Children celebrating Diwali festival in Dubai. Diwali is the Indian festival of lights. Pawan Singh / The National
Left to Right - Rajni Ghosh, Amit Ghosh, Oshin Kanwar, Romi Kanwar and Ashish Kanwar perform Diwali prayers at Al Furjan in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Baljeet Singh, his wife Rajwinder Kaur and their children light the lamps for Diwali at his home in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
People light firecrackers during Diwali in Chennai. AFP
A general view shows the Kathmandu valley on the eve of Laxmi Puja during a Tihar, which is the local name for Diwali. AFP
People watch as firecrackers burn during Diwali in New Delhi, India. Reuters
Students from the government girls hostel prepare to burn a Covid-19 coronavirus model during Diwali. AFP
Priest Pandit Nayan Vyas prepares to perform a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain. Reuters
Fireworks are set off on the high street in East Ham, London. Getty Images
Priest Pandit Bal Krishan Gautama performs a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain. Reuters
Indian people light fireworks on the occasion of the Diwali festival in Jammu, India. EPA
People in India light fireworks on the occasion of the Diwali festival. EPA
Pakistani Hindu children play with fire crackers during Diwali festival celebrations in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA
A Hindu family hold clay lamps during a ceremony to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, at Swami Narayan temple in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
Hindu devotees take part in rituals on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of Lights, at Vejalpur village, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. AFP
Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh festival coinciding with Diwali, the Hindu festival of Light, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
A Sri Lankan Hindu devotee prays during the Diwali Hindu festival amid the coronavirus pandemic at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. AFP
Pedestrians cross a traffic junction under Deepavali decorations in the Little India cultural district of Singapore. EPA
Children celebrating Diwali festival in Dubai. Diwali is the Indian festival of lights. Pawan Singh / The National
Left to Right - Rajni Ghosh, Amit Ghosh, Oshin Kanwar, Romi Kanwar and Ashish Kanwar perform Diwali prayers at Al Furjan in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Baljeet Singh, his wife Rajwinder Kaur and their children light the lamps for Diwali at his home in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
People light firecrackers during Diwali in Chennai. AFP
A general view shows the Kathmandu valley on the eve of Laxmi Puja during a Tihar, which is the local name for Diwali. AFP
People watch as firecrackers burn during Diwali in New Delhi, India. Reuters
Students from the government girls hostel prepare to burn a Covid-19 coronavirus model during Diwali. AFP
Priest Pandit Nayan Vyas prepares to perform a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain. Reuters
Fireworks are set off on the high street in East Ham, London. Getty Images
Priest Pandit Bal Krishan Gautama performs a live stream Diwali Puja service from the Hindu Temple in Newcastle, Britain. Reuters
Indian people light fireworks on the occasion of the Diwali festival in Jammu, India. EPA
People in India light fireworks on the occasion of the Diwali festival. EPA
Pakistani Hindu children play with fire crackers during Diwali festival celebrations in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA
A Hindu family hold clay lamps during a ceremony to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, at Swami Narayan temple in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
Hindu devotees take part in rituals on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of Lights, at Vejalpur village, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. AFP
Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh festival coinciding with Diwali, the Hindu festival of Light, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
A Sri Lankan Hindu devotee prays during the Diwali Hindu festival amid the coronavirus pandemic at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. AFP
Pedestrians cross a traffic junction under Deepavali decorations in the Little India cultural district of Singapore. EPA
