Known as the festival of lights, Deepavali is one of the most popular Hindu festival in India.
In these photos, see celebrations from Gujarat to London to Colombo.
A devotee lights lamps at the Akshardham temple during celebrations of Diwali. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
People light candles during the celebrations of Diwali in Allahabad. Photograph: PTI Photo
School children gather around a huge Rangoli created by them with lit earthen lamps for Diwali in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Photograph: PTI Photo
A view of fireworks at Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium decorated with candles and lamps in Allahabad. Photograph: PTI Photo
People light lamps arranged to form a tribute to fallen soldiers of the Indian Army in Chandigarh for Diwali. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters
Girls light earthen lamps during Diwali at Nalini Bala Devi Girls Hostel in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Photo
BSF jawans celebrating Diwali near the India-Bangladesh border in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Photograph: PTI Photo
Police personnel light lamps during a program on the eve of Diwali festival in Bhopal. Photograph: PTI Photo
Tamil devotees lights oil lamps at a religious ceremony during Diwali at the Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
People light candles to paying tribute to Indian soldiers “Ek Diya Shaheedon Ke Naam” on the eve of Diwali festival at a stadium in Varanasi. Photograph: PTI Photo
Fireworks explode over a statue of Mahatma Gandhi during the Diwali lights switch on in Leicester, Britain. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
A girl plays in the ocean of lights attraction during the Diwali celebrations in Britain. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
Minister of State for Finance, Arjun Ram Meghwal offers sweet to air force jawans on Diwali in Bikaner. Photograph: PTI Photo
Businessmen pray in front of their record-keeping books as part of a ritual to worship the Hindu deity of wealth goddess Lakshmi on Diwali. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters
A young Hindu priest offers prayers to a cow during a religious ceremony celebrating the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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