Families clean and decorate their houses with lights and rangoli ... the people lit diyas (oil lamps) to celebrate his victory and illuminate his path. Diwali marks this joyous occasion ...

Diwali is known as the 'festival of lights' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil ... lamps on Diwali! During Diwali, people also make patterns called rangoli ...

On this occasion of Dev Diwali, people decorate their houses with oil lamps. Colourful designs or rangoli are made on the front doors. In several houses in Varanasi, ‘Akhand Ramayana’ is organized ...

Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes ... and gifts among friends and family. Diwali celebrations typically feature rangoli, which are geometric, floral patterns ...

Celebrants light rows of traditional clay oil lamps outside their homes ... and gifts among friends and family. Diwali celebrations typically feature rangoli, which are geometric, floral patterns ...