Diwali was celebrated across the country on the evening of October 31. From Srinagar to Kanyakumari, people lit up their homes, temples and offices with lamps and lights on the occasion of Diwali. After worshiping Ganesh and Lakshmi, people burst crackers.
Women soldiers posted on the India-Bangladesh border decorated candles on the border wires. A light show was organized at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. Ancestors are remembered on the occasion of Diwali in Kozhikode, Kerala. Some people from Kerala follow this tradition every year.
10 Diwali photos from across the country…
A special puja was performed on Diwali at the Akshardham temple in Delhi.
People donated lamps at temples in Mathura. Fireworks were launched after Mahalaxmi puja.
In Kozhikode, Kerala, there is a tradition of commemorating ancestors on Diwali.
People celebrated Diwali by lighting lamps at Lal Chowk, Srinagar.
BSF women soldiers celebrated Diwali by lighting candles at South Dinajpur border in West Bengal.
On Diwali, a light show was organized at India Gate in Mumbai. Its theme was old Hindi cinema.
The rangoli was made with lamps and flowers in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
An apartment in Mumbai lit by serial lights and lamps on Diwali.
In Ajmer, people lit Diwali lamps and lights at Pushkar pond.
On the occasion of Diwali, the Manjummel temple was specially decorated with lamps in Ernakulam, Kochi.
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