Photos: Diwali celebrations around the world

Hindus around the world celebrate the festival of lights

Published: October 25, 2022 08:17 Reuters and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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A residential neighbourhood is decorated with lights and lanterns on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India. Image Credit: Reuters

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A Tamil devotee lights an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image Credit: Reuters

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A woman and her son hold firecrackers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India. Image Credit: Reuters

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Houses are lit up with decorative lights and lanterns on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a slum in Mumbai, India. Image Credit: Reuters

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People light fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India. Image Credit: Reuters

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People prepare to release lanterns from a hilltop during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal. Image Credit: Reuters

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People prepare to release lanterns from a hilltop during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal. Image Credit: Reuters

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A girl waves a burning sparkler during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan. Image Credit: Reuters

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A Tamil devotee lights an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image Credit: Reuters

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A Tamil devotee prays while holding an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image Credit: Reuters

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A girl poses with a rangoli, mural made out of colored powders, outside her home during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan. Image Credit: Reuters

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People prepare to release a lantern from a hilltop during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal. Image Credit: Reuters

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A Tamil devotee looks up to the sunlight at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image Credit: Reuters

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Sawantri helps her son to wave a burning sparkler during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan. Image Credit: Reuters

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A flying lantern hovers above the skyline of Kathmandu valley during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal. Image Credit: Reuters

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