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Diwali 2017: Lighting up our homes and hearts

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, marks the triumph of light over darkness, the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya and Kali Puja.

By :  stephen dalton
Update: 2017-10-20 06:58 GMT
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, was celebrated across the country Thursday. The festival marks the triumph of light over darkness, the return of Lord Rama and in certain parts of India, the invocation of Goddess Kali. (Photo: PTI. AP)
A view of illuminated Swaminarayan temple on occasion of Diwali in Surat. (Photo: PTI)
Kashmiri Muslim Woman along with her daughter prays during celebrations of Diwali festival,at Hanumaan Temple in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)
Students making a rongoli to celebrate Diwali in Guwahati on Thursday to celebrate the Festival of Lights. (Photo: PTI)
Pakistani Hindu families decorate their house to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)
A Pakistani Hindu woman holds oil lamps to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)
Indian commuters ride past an idol of Hindu goddess Kali during Kali Puja in Kolkata. (Photo: AP)
A candle burns outside a home during Diwali festival in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)
Indians play with firecrackers to celebrate Diwali in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)
An Indian child plays with a firecracker, as others light a sky lantern to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)
Indian dancers perform at a shopping mall during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo: AP)
A tenement block housing mostly fishermen families is illuminated with lights during Diwali in Mumbai. (Photo: AP)
Residential buildings are decorated with colorful lights, as a firecracker lights up, during Diwali festival in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, marks the triumph of light over darkness, the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya and Kali Puja.

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