Diwali: India’s festival of lights
Diwali: India’s festival of lights
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- A vendor hangs a lantern for sale at a Diwali market in Mumbai
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- A police dog licks its face after receiving food during the dog festival, as part of celebrations of Tihar at Nepal Police Academy in Kathmandu
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- A boy sells lotus flowers, which are considered an important flower for the worship of the goddess of wealth Laxmi during the Tihar festival, in Kathmandu
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- People light lamps as they make a formation on the eve of Diwali in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh
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- A woman picks marigold flowers in the fields in Kathmandu
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- Hindu priests light oil lamps in a formation of the ‘Swastika’, a Hindu symbol of peace, a day before the Hindu festival of Diwali in Ahmedabad
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- A police officer puts a garland on a police dog during the dog festival as part of celebrations of Tihar at Nepal Police Academy in Kathmandu
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- Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, and other Hindu devotees gather before offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna as part of Diwali celebrations in Vrindavan
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- Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, light sparklers after offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna as part of Diwali celebrations in Vrindavan
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- Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, hold earthen oil lamps as they offer prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna as part of Diwali celebrations in Vrindavan
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- Widow, who was abandoned by her family, holds an earthen oil lamp while offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna
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- A street vendor spreads vermilion powder used for worship during the Tihar festival in Kathmandu
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- Traditional Nepalese hats are displayed for sale along a street in Kathmandu
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- A street vendor sells garlands that are used for worship during the Tihar festival in Kathmandu
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- A poster of the Goddess of Wealth Laxmi is displayed for sale in Kathmandu
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- Widows, who have been abandoned by their families, and other Hindu devotees gather before offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna as part of Diwali celebrations in Vrindavan
