A vendor hangs a lantern for sale at a Diwali market in Mumbai
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
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
People light lamps as they make a formation on the eve of Diwali in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh
A woman picks marigold flowers in the fields in Kathmandu
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
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
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
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
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
Widow, who was abandoned by her family, holds an earthen oil lamp while offering prayers on the banks of the river Yamuna
A street vendor spreads vermilion powder used for worship during the Tihar festival in Kathmandu
Traditional Nepalese hats are displayed for sale along a street in Kathmandu
A street vendor sells garlands that are used for worship during the Tihar festival in Kathmandu
A poster of the Goddess of Wealth Laxmi is displayed for sale in Kathmandu
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
