In Pictures: Diwali preparations in India

Updated
Oct 19, 2016, 09:38 PM
Published
Oct 19, 2016, 09:05 PM
A shopkeeper hangs lights for sale, used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Kolkata, India on Oct 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A potter dries earthen lamps, which are used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a wooden slab attached to a rooftop at a workshop in Kolkata, India on Oct 19, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A man makes earthen lamps which are used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on a street in Ajmer, India on Oct 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A man paints earthen lamps which are used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Kolkata, India on Oct 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A potter makes earthen lamps, which are used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, outside his house in Allahabad, India on Oct 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Indian skilled workers pack fire crackers ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ahmedabad on Oct 14, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Indian clay artist Rintu Pal works on an unfinished idol of the Goddess Kali ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at Kumartuly district in Calcutta, eastern India on Oct 19, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
Indian shopkeepers arrange Indian made fire crackers ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ahmedabad on Oct 19, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
A woman paints earthen lamps which are used to decorate temples and homes during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Kolkata, India on Oct 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman arranges earthen lamps which are used to decorate homes during the Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, to dry out in the sun at a workshop in Chandigarh, India, on Oct 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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