Diwali 2021 preparations across India – in pictures
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An Indian clay artist, Sujata Chitrakar, works with an idol of the goddess Kali ahead of Diwali in Kolkata. EPA -
An artist gives the final touches to an idol of Kali, the Hindu goddess of power, in Siliguri, West Bengal. AFP -
Members of the Just Sewa Society distribute lamps and grocery items to people in need during an event ahead of Diwali, in Amritsar. AFP -
An Indian clay artist works with idols of the goddess Kali in Kolkata. EPA -
A street vendor applies dye to earthen pots to be used as decorative items, in Hyderabad. AFP -
People shop at a crowded market in New Delhi. Reuters -
People shop for paper lanterns and other decorative items in Mumbai. AFP -
A vendor selling firecrackers in Allahabad. AFP -
A street vendor sells decorative items at a market in New Delhi. AFP -
A street vendor dyes earthen lamps in New Delhi. AFP -
Shoppers buy decorative items in New Delhi. AFP -
People hold placards to raise awareness on air pollution caused by firecrackers, in Siliguri. AFP -
People buy decorative items at a market in Amritsar. AFP -
A shopkeeper hangs artificial flower garlands in Amritsar. AFP -
Flower garlands at a shop in New Delhi. AFP -
A vendor carries a bunch of roses at a flower market in New Delhi. AFP -
A woman makes garlands in New Delhi. AFP -
Shoppers in Chennai. EPA -
An artist gives finishing touches to an idol of Lakshmi in Kolkata. AP -
People buy flowers, fruits and essentials at a city market in Bengaluru. EPA -
A shop selling earthen lamps in Bengaluru. EPA -
A worker hangs decoration items in Amritsar. AFP -
An artisan paints a statue of Lakshmi on the outskirts of Hyderabad. AFP -
A young artisan at work in Hyderabad. AFP -
A vendor arranges decorative lights at a market in New Delhi. AFP -
A worker arranges artificial flowers in Amritsar. AFP -
A potter loads dried clay earthen lamps into a furnace in Allahabad. AFP -
A craftsman paints earthen lamps in Amritsar. AFP -
A visually impaired youth makes candles to be sold for Diwali in New Delhi. AFP -
An artisan works on an idol of the goddess Kali on the outskirts of Hyderabad. AFP -
Customers visit a shop selling decorative electric lights in Kolkata. EPA -
Potters make diyas or earthen oil lamps in New Delhi. AFP -
A worker makes candles in Ahmedabad. AFP -
A worker at a candle making shop in Ahmedabad. AFP -
A woman at a flower shop on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. AFP -
Women work inside an artifical flower shop in Ahmedabad. AFP -
Workers make firecrackers at a workshop in Ahmedabad. AFP -
Girls prepare wax-filled earthen lamps ahead of Diwali, at a centre for visually challenged girls in Ahmedabad. AFP
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