Celebrating Diwali

A treat with Dhone: A worker carries sweets, prepared in the name of cricket star MS Dhoni.

  • <b>A treat for Dhoni</b>: A worker carries sweets, prepared in the name of cricket star MS Dhoni, ahead of Diwali celebration at shop in Ranchi. <I>(PTI)</I>
    A treat for Dhoni: A worker carries sweets, prepared in the name of cricket star MS Dhoni, ahead of Diwali celebration at shop in Ranchi. (PTI)
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  • <b>Divine beauty</b>: An artist gives finishing touches on a clay idol of the Goddess Laxmi, ahead of Diwali festival in Patna.<I> (PTI )</I>
    Divine beauty: An artist gives finishing touches on a clay idol of the Goddess Laxmi, ahead of Diwali festival in Patna. (PTI )
  • <b>Festival fever:</b>: People throng the Teen Darwaja Market of Ahmedabad for shopping ahead of Diwali. (PTI )
    Festival fever:: People throng the Teen Darwaja Market of Ahmedabad for shopping ahead of Diwali. (PTI )
  • <b>Lighting up the world</b>: A foreign tourist paints herself to indulge in the moods of Diwali in Bikaner. <I>( PTI )</I>
    Lighting up the world: A foreign tourist paints herself to indulge in the moods of Diwali in Bikaner. ( PTI )
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  • <b>The victory lamp</b>: Muslim students hold candles as they jointly celebrate the success of India's moon mission and Diwali, at the Anjuman-e-Islam school in Ahmedabad. <I>(AP)</I>
    The victory lamp: Muslim students hold candles as they jointly celebrate the success of India's moon mission and Diwali, at the Anjuman-e-Islam school in Ahmedabad. (AP)
  • <b>Lamp of happiness</b>: A Muslim student holds an earthen lamp during an event to celebrate Diwali in Ahmadabad. <I>(AP)</I>
    Lamp of happiness: A Muslim student holds an earthen lamp during an event to celebrate Diwali in Ahmadabad. (AP)
  • <b>The wheel of joy</b>: A villager makes earthen lamps to be sold on the occasion of Diwali, in Nuagaon village in Bhubaneswar. <I>(AP)</I>
    The wheel of joy: A villager makes earthen lamps to be sold on the occasion of Diwali, in Nuagaon village in Bhubaneswar. (AP)
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  • <b>All set:</b> A potter makes earthen lamps to sell during Diwali in Allahabad. <I>(AP)</I>
    All set: A potter makes earthen lamps to sell during Diwali in Allahabad. (AP)
  • <b>A colourful delight</b>: A vendor arranges garlands ahead of Diwali at his shop in Ahmedabad. <I>(AP)</I>
    A colourful delight: A vendor arranges garlands ahead of Diwali at his shop in Ahmedabad. (AP)
  • <b>Rangoli hues</b>: A group of women from Chennai decorate their floors with Rangoli. <I>(AP)</I>
    Rangoli hues: A group of women from Chennai decorate their floors with Rangoli. (AP)
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