An Indian worker lights lamps at the Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar during Diwali on Tuesday, November 13. The temple will be lit with thousands of oil lamps until November 18. The festival marks the victory of good over evil and symbolizes taking people from darkness to light.
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An Indian worker lights lamps at the Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar during Diwali on Tuesday, November 13. The temple will be lit with thousands of oil lamps until November 18. The festival marks the victory of good over evil and symbolizes taking people from darkness to light.
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A reveler waves sparklers during Diwali, the festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Tuesday. The word Diwali itself means "festival of lamps", because houses and public spaces are decorated with scores of small oil lamps in honor of the goddess Lakshmi, to whom Hindus pray to for success and wealth.
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A reveler waves sparklers during Diwali, the festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Tuesday. The word Diwali itself means "festival of lamps", because houses and public spaces are decorated with scores of small oil lamps in honor of the goddess Lakshmi, to whom Hindus pray to for success and wealth.
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Dancer Vimi Solanki waits to perform as Lord Krishna in Leicester, England. Up to 35,000 people attended the Diwali festival in Leicester's Golden Mile, the heart of the city's Asian community.
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Dancer Vimi Solanki waits to perform as Lord Krishna in Leicester, England. Up to 35,000 people attended the Diwali festival in Leicester's Golden Mile, the heart of the city's Asian community.
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Revelers watch fireworks at a park during Diwali in Kolkata, India, on Tuesday.
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Revelers watch fireworks at a park during Diwali in Kolkata, India, on Tuesday.
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An artist puts the final touches on a statue of Hindu goddess Kali ahead of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, November 10. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com%2F2012%2F10%2F15%2Fsculpting-gods-from-clay%2F" target="_blank"><strong>See one photographer's perspective on the making of Hindu gods on CNN Photos.</strong></a>
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An artist puts the final touches on a statue of Hindu goddess Kali ahead of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in Allahabad, India, on Saturday, November 10. See one photographer's perspective on the making of Hindu gods on CNN Photos.
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Devotees pray at the Sikhism's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, on Monday, November 12, the eve of Bandi Chhor Divas, or the third day of Diwali.
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Devotees pray at the Sikhism's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, on Monday, November 12, the eve of Bandi Chhor Divas, or the third day of Diwali.
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Activists release sky lanterns to promote a peaceful and eco-friendly Diwali and create awareness of child labor in the fire cracker industry during a function in Kolkata, India, on Friday, November 9.
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Activists release sky lanterns to promote a peaceful and eco-friendly Diwali and create awareness of child labor in the fire cracker industry during a function in Kolkata, India, on Friday, November 9.
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A potter makes earthenware oil lamps in preparation for the Hindu Festival of Lights that the Nepalese call Tihar in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
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A potter makes earthenware oil lamps in preparation for the Hindu Festival of Lights that the Nepalese call Tihar in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
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Schoolgirls gather near a "Rangoli," a pattern made from colored powder, ahead of Diwali celebrations at a school in Amritsar, India, on Monday.
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Schoolgirls gather near a "Rangoli," a pattern made from colored powder, ahead of Diwali celebrations at a school in Amritsar, India, on Monday.
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A lighting vendor waits for customers in Siliguri, India, on Sunday, November 11.
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A lighting vendor waits for customers in Siliguri, India, on Sunday, November 11.
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An Indian worker makes fireworks near Kolkata on Thursday, November 8. Fireworks are in heavy demand for the Hindu festival of lights.
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An Indian worker makes fireworks near Kolkata on Thursday, November 8. Fireworks are in heavy demand for the Hindu festival of lights.
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Indian flower sellers display garlands of marigolds at a roadside stall in Siliguri on Monday, November 12.
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Indian flower sellers display garlands of marigolds at a roadside stall in Siliguri on Monday, November 12.
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An artisan works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Kali, at Kumartoli, the idol artist's village near Kolkata, India, on Thursday, November 8.
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An artisan works on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Kali, at Kumartoli, the idol artist's village near Kolkata, India, on Thursday, November 8.
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Members of the Sidi Goma Dhamal Dance Group from the Indian State of Gujarat perform a dance during the local two-day Diwali celebrations in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday, November 10.The festival attracts more than 100,000 visitors.
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Members of the Sidi Goma Dhamal Dance Group from the Indian State of Gujarat perform a dance during the local two-day Diwali celebrations in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday, November 10.The festival attracts more than 100,000 visitors.
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An artisan arranges diyas, or painted earthenware oil pots, ahead of Diwali in Hyderabad, India, on Tuesday, November 6. Diyas are lit and placed around the home during the Festival of Lights.
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An artisan arranges diyas, or painted earthenware oil pots, ahead of Diwali in Hyderabad, India, on Tuesday, November 6. Diyas are lit and placed around the home during the Festival of Lights.
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An Indian observes "Dhanteras," the first day of the five-day Diwali Festival as celebrated in parts of north India, in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 11. Some Hindus purchase precious metals on Dhanteras for good luck.
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An Indian observes "Dhanteras," the first day of the five-day Diwali Festival as celebrated in parts of north India, in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 11. Some Hindus purchase precious metals on Dhanteras for good luck.
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