BHOPAL, India: People are busy preparing for the upcoming festival of Diwali, or the festival of lights, in India, buying decorations like flowers and small colorful lights with gusto.
Diwali is India’s major festival of the year, a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. The five-day festival falls on Nov. 10 this year.
A woman shops for home decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival, also known as festival of lights, in Bhopal, capital of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Customers shop for home decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival, also known as festival of lights, in Bhopal, capital of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Customers shop for home decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival, also known as festival of lights, in Bhopal, the capital city of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
Women shop for home decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival, also known as festival of lights, in Bhopal, the capital city of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
A woman shops for home decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival, also known as festival of lights, in Bhopal, the capital city of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
A woman shops for home decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival, also known as festival of lights, in Bhopal, the capital city of India’s Madhya Pradesh state, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)■
