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A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo.
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A devotee wearing a protective mask prays at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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A dog is offered a tika on his forehead during the dog festival as part of Tihar, celebrations also called Diwali, in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
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A Hindu devotee wearing a facemask comes to offer prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo.
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A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo.
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Devotees rest on stairs at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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People buy decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, from a stall in a market area in New Delhi.
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Vendors selling decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, wait for customers at their stalls in a market area in New Delhi
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Vendors selling decorations for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, wait for customers at their stalls in a market area in New Delhi.
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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.
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A devotee lights an oil lamp at a hindu temple to mark the Diwali festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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A devotee wearing a protective mask lights an oil lamp at a hindu temple to mark the Diwali festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Traditional drummers from villages wait to be hired for performance at worship venues ahead of Hindu festival Kali Puja, in Kolkata, India.
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Devotees line up to offer prayers at Shri Sankat Mochan temple on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti and Diwali festival in Varanasi.
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People buy lamps for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a street in Amritsar.
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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.
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A boy looks at sweets displayed at a roadside stall on Diwali in Prayagraj, India.
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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.
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