Festival of lights

 
  • Happy Diwali! A man arranges bamboo baskets outside a work shop in Hyderabad. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM
  • Happy Diwali! A girl decorates her hands with Mehindi-Rangoli henna designs in Hyderabad. AFP PHOTO/Noah Seelam
  • Children play with sparklers during a pre-Diwali celebration at a school in Amritsar on November 2, 2010. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU
  • A child sells earthenware oil pots or 'diyas' at a road side stall in New Delhi on October 31, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ Manpreet ROMANA
  • A vendor displays Chinese-made decorative lights at a shop in Kolkata ahead of Diwali. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY
  • Craftsmen paint the final touches on earthen lamps at the roadside in Amritsar. AFP PHOTO/ NARINDER NANU