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Devotees pray next to sweets and fruits that are kept as offerings by the devotees as part of a ritual to mark Annakut festival during Diwali in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

A woman dressed as Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, in Bhopal, India. EPA

An Armed Police dog handler decorates his K9 colleague with colour, petals and flower garlands at the Armed Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Indian businessmen pray in front of their record-keeping books as part of a ritual to worship the Hindu deity of wealth goddess Lakshmi in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

People light lamps on the banks of the river Sarayu to celebrate Diwali in Ayodhya, India. AP

Buyers and sellers throng a wholesale flower market on the occasion of Hindu festivals Kali Puja and Diwali, in Kolkata, India. AP

Sikh devotees light candles during Bandi Chhor Divas which coincides with the day of Diwali at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

Hindu devotees light earthen lamps on the banks of the River Sarayu on the eve of Diwali festival during an event organised by the Uttar Pradesh government, in Ayodhya. AFP

The Dignitaries light, which is claimed to be as world's biggest earthen lamp, is seen on the eve of the Diwali festival in Guwahati, India. EPA

Amateur wrestlers participate in a friendly wrestling competition on a make-shift ring at the junction of a busy road organised as part of Diwali festivities in Kolkata on October 26, 2019. AFP

People light lamps as they make a formation of 'Om', a spiritual icon for Hindus, on the eve of Diwali, in Chandigarh, India. Reuters

Indian vendors prepare artificial flower pots for sale at a roadside shop on the eve of Diwali festival in Amritsar, India. EPA

A vendor arranges designer lamps in a market on the eve of Diwali in Guwahati, India. EPA

Indian security personnel keep watch as Hindu devotees light earthen lamps on the banks of the River Sarayu on the eve of Diwali. AFP

The Akshardham Mandir is seen illuminated with some 10,000 oil lamps on the eve of Diwali festival, in Gandhinagar, some 30 kms from Ahmedabad, India. AFP

Widows burn earthen lamps as they participate in an event to mark Diwali in Vrindavan, India. EPA

Young women light lamps on occasion of Diwali festival celebrations in Bhopal, India, on October 26, 2019. EPA

Sikh devotees visit the Golden Temple to mark Bandi Chhor Divas which coincides with the day of Diwali in Amritsar. AFP

Devotees pray next to sweets and fruits that are kept as offerings by the devotees as part of a ritual to mark Annakut festival during Diwali in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

A woman dressed as Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, in Bhopal, India. EPA

An Armed Police dog handler decorates his K9 colleague with colour, petals and flower garlands at the Armed Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Indian businessmen pray in front of their record-keeping books as part of a ritual to worship the Hindu deity of wealth goddess Lakshmi in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

People light lamps on the banks of the river Sarayu to celebrate Diwali in Ayodhya, India. AP

Buyers and sellers throng a wholesale flower market on the occasion of Hindu festivals Kali Puja and Diwali, in Kolkata, India. AP

Sikh devotees light candles during Bandi Chhor Divas which coincides with the day of Diwali at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

Hindu devotees light earthen lamps on the banks of the River Sarayu on the eve of Diwali festival during an event organised by the Uttar Pradesh government, in Ayodhya. AFP

The Dignitaries light, which is claimed to be as world's biggest earthen lamp, is seen on the eve of the Diwali festival in Guwahati, India. EPA

Amateur wrestlers participate in a friendly wrestling competition on a make-shift ring at the junction of a busy road organised as part of Diwali festivities in Kolkata on October 26, 2019. AFP

People light lamps as they make a formation of 'Om', a spiritual icon for Hindus, on the eve of Diwali, in Chandigarh, India. Reuters

Indian vendors prepare artificial flower pots for sale at a roadside shop on the eve of Diwali festival in Amritsar, India. EPA

A vendor arranges designer lamps in a market on the eve of Diwali in Guwahati, India. EPA

Indian security personnel keep watch as Hindu devotees light earthen lamps on the banks of the River Sarayu on the eve of Diwali. AFP

The Akshardham Mandir is seen illuminated with some 10,000 oil lamps on the eve of Diwali festival, in Gandhinagar, some 30 kms from Ahmedabad, India. AFP

Widows burn earthen lamps as they participate in an event to mark Diwali in Vrindavan, India. EPA

Young women light lamps on occasion of Diwali festival celebrations in Bhopal, India, on October 26, 2019. EPA

Sikh devotees visit the Golden Temple to mark Bandi Chhor Divas which coincides with the day of Diwali in Amritsar. AFP

Devotees pray next to sweets and fruits that are kept as offerings by the devotees as part of a ritual to mark Annakut festival during Diwali in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

31 vibrant pictures of Diwali and Tihar being celebrated in India and Nepal

From honouring service dogs in Kathmandu to lighting lamps on the banks of the river Sarayu

Nyree McFarlane

October 27, 2019

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