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Lights, sweets and firecrackers: Nation celebrates Diwali with fervour

The five-day celebrations start with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj.

By :  naren pulloor
Update: 2016-10-30 06:38 GMT
Known as the festival of lights, Deepavali or Diwali is celebrated on the day of amavasya' or new moon in the month of Karthik in Hindu calendar. The five-day celebrations start with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj. Here's a look at how people are celebrating across India.
Lanterns and decorative items hang on display at a market on the eve of Diwali in Jammu.
Children play with firecrackers on the eve of Diwali at an orphanage in Jammu.
Crows throng flower markets in Mumbai city on the eve of Diwali.
People light lamps at Akshardham temple on the eve of Diwali in Gandhinagar.
Border Security Force soldiers light candles and crackers during Diwali celebrations at the India-Bangladesh border post of Lankamura, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Agartala.
Women light candles during track pujan at a stadium on the occasion of Dhanteras Festival Celebration in Allahabad
The five-day celebrations start with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj.
Lanterns are hung on display ahead of Diwali in Mumbai.
A transgender buy garlands from a vendor in a market on Diwali in Mumbai.
The five-day celebrations start with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj.

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