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    Photos: Diwali celebrations around the world

    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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    A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. Image Credit: AFP
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    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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    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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    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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    A Hindu devotee offers prayers during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Colombo. Image Credit: AFP
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    Devotees rest on stairs at a temple, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Image Credit: Reuters
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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    People buy lamps for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a street in Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP
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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. Image Credit: AFP
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    A boy looks at sweets displayed at a roadside stall on Diwali in Prayagraj, India. Image Credit: AP
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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. Image Credit: AFP

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