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Despite COVID-19 restrictions in place, Hindus around the world celebrated Diwali in pomp

Published: November 14, 2020 13:48 Gulf News Report

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035580-01-02 — A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. Image Credit: AFP

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2020-11-14T055959Z_1819655137_RC2S2K9XBLZL_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-DIWALI-MALAYSIA — A devotee wearing a protective mask prays at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Image Credit: Reuters

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2020-11-14T072022Z_2076155574_RC2V2K9DLTPP_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-DIWALI — A dog is offered a tika on his forehead during the dog festival as part of Tihar, celebrations also called Diwali, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Image Credit: Reuters

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035581-01-02 — A Hindu devotee wearing a facemask comes to offer prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. Image Credit: AFP

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035585-01-02 — A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. Image Credit: AFP

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2020-11-14T060000Z_1696192734_RC2S2K97O2E5_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-DIWALI-MALAYSIA — Devotees rest on stairs at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Image Credit: Reuters

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035684-01-02 — People buy decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, from a stall in a market area in New Delhi. Image Credit: AFP

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035674-01-02 — Vendors selling decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, wait for customers at their stalls in a market area in New Delhi Image Credit: AFP

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035670-01-02 — Vendors selling decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, wait for customers at their stalls in a market area in New Delhi. Image Credit: AFP

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035732-01-02 — A vendor packs color powder used to make decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, as he waits for customers in a market area in New Delhi. Image Credit: AFP

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2020-11-14T073400Z_1175669367_RC2V2K9RX1TG_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-DIWALI-SRI-LANKA — A devotee lights an oil lamp at a hindu temple to mark the Diwali festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image Credit: Reuters

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2020-11-14T073331Z_1384103223_RC2V2K9C0ZWF_RTRMADP_3_RELIGION-DIWALI-SRI-LANKA — A devotee wearing a protective mask lights an oil lamp at a hindu temple to mark the Diwali festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image Credit: Reuters

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India_Hindu_Festival_66788 — Traditional drummers from villages wait to be hired for performance at worship venues ahead of Hindu festival Kali Puja, in Kolkata, India. Image Credit: AP

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PTI14-11-2020_000044B — Devotees line up to offer prayers at Shri Sankat Mochan temple on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti and Diwali festival in Varanasi. Image Credit: PTI

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035838-01-02 — People buy lamps for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a street in Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP

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035958-01-02 — Dogs are decorated with flower garlands for Tihar which is the local name for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a dog care centre in Kathmandu. Image Credit: AFP

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India_Hindu_Festival_28446 — A boy looks at sweets displayed at a roadside stall on Diwali in Prayagraj, India. Image Credit: AP

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035597-01-02 — Sikh devotees light candles to pay respect on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas, a Sikh festival coinciding with Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP

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