GeneralUpdated November 8

Diwali lights up India and its global diaspora.

Across India, homes and temples glow as millions celebrate Diwali with lamps and fireworks. Beyond the bright displays, celebrations include prayers, family reunions and rangoli designs, as well as feasting and the sharing of traditional sweets and gifts. The festival is being marked among the global diaspora, too. Its lights make an immediate impression, but the scenes also hold the smaller rituals of people coming together to pray, eat and give.

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