Lighting up for Diwali Festival
By Globaltimes.cn-CFP, Published: 2016-10-31 10:59:53
Indian girls light candles as part of a colorful rangoli as they celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in Guwahati, India, October 29.
Editor's Note:
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is a day for Hindus to celebrate the divine, lighting up the dark of the night with lanterns to mimic the victory of good over evil. Photos: CFP

People create a tribute to those sacrificed in battle by lighting lamps on the ground on the eve of Diwali in Chandigarh, India, October 29.
A woman lights a lamp at the Akshardham temple during celebrations on the eve of Diwali in Gandhinagar, India, October 29.
A girl lights candles on a cricket pitch on the eve of Diwali in Allahabad, India, October 29.
An Indian couple sends a burning candle afloat in the Ganges River during the Diwali celebrations in Rishikesh on October 29.
An Indian man lights oil lamps at the bank of the Ganges River during the Diwali celebrations in Rishikesh on October 29.
An Indian woman prays after setting a candle into the Ganges River during the Diwali celebrations in Rishikesh on October 29.