Photos: Diwali celebrations around the world

A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo.

A devotee wearing a protective mask prays at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A dog is offered a tika on his forehead during the dog festival as part of Tihar, celebrations also called Diwali, in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

A Hindu devotee wearing a facemask comes to offer prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo.

A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo.

Devotees rest on stairs at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

People buy decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, from a stall in a market area in New Delhi.

Vendors selling decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, wait for customers at their stalls in a market area in New Delhi

Vendors selling decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, wait for customers at their stalls in a market area in New Delhi.

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.

A devotee lights an oil lamp at a hindu temple to mark the Diwali festival in Colombo, 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.

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

Devotees line up to offer prayers at Shri Sankat Mochan temple on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti and Diwali festival in Varanasi.

People buy lamps for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a street in Amritsar.

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.

A boy looks at sweets displayed at a roadside stall on Diwali in Prayagraj, India.

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.