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Flickering diyas float on a river during a Diwali celebration in India.
Flickering diyas float on a river during a Diwali celebration in India.
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In a boat a hand lights a candle then places it in the river.
In a boat a hand lights a candle then places it in the river.
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A necklace of marigolds decorates a lethargic cow that lies in the street during a Diwali celebration.
A necklace of marigolds decorates a lethargic cow that lies in the street during a Diwali celebration.
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Strings of lights flash across rooftops as fireworks explode during a Diwali celebration in India.
Strings of lights flash across rooftops as fireworks explode during a Diwali celebration in India.
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Costumed participants are held aloft as they move through a dense crowd during India's Diwali celebration.
Costumed participants are held aloft as they move through a dense crowd during India's Diwali celebration.
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A large crowd gathers for India's Diwali celebration.
A large crowd gathers for India's Diwali celebration.
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Candles flicker during a Diwali celebration in India.
Candles flicker during a Diwali celebration in India.
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Swastika Religious symbol Particles Animation,
Creating Swastika Religious Icon from Particle Dust Animation.
Magical Particle Dust Animation of Religious Swastika Sign with Rays.
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Swastika Religious symbol Particles Animation,
Creating Swastika Religious Icon from Particle Dust Animation.
Magical Particle Dust Animation of Religious Swastika Sign with Rays.
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Burning letters of Happy Diwali text, 3d rendering background, computer generating
Burning letters of Happy Diwali text, 3d rendering background, computer generating for holidays festive design
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Burning letters of Happy Diwali text, 3d rendering background, computer generating
Burning letters of Happy Diwali text, 3d rendering background, computer generating for holidays festive design
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CLEAN : India: Empty streets in Ahmedabad as weekend curfew imposed
Authorities in the India's western Gujarat state imposed fresh restrictions across several cities, with the state's main city of Ahmedabad put under a round-the-clock curfew over the weekend after case numbers surged after the Diwali...
Press Association
Diwali explained: The five-day festival of lights
Every year around October and November, skies across the UK are filled with fireworks as Diwali celebrations take place. But who marks it, and why? Diwali is a five-day festival of lights and a celebration of the triumph of good over...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Indias choked capital starts pollution toll for trucks
CLEAN : Indias choked capital starts pollution toll for trucks
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Sadiq Khan wishes congregation a happy Hindu new year
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan arrives at the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Kingsbury to mark the start of Diwali. GVs of initial entry followed by the interior congregation in the temple. Additional excerpt of Khan's speech included.
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Kolkatas gold panners reap rewards at India festival time
VOICED : Kolkatas gold panners reap rewards at India festival time
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INDIA: TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN PREVIEW
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India is in the grip of eclipse fever.
More than 500 scientists and thousands of tourists have taken position at vantage locations across the country to view nature's spectacular show on Tuesday, as Asia experienced a...
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Hindu community gathers at Krishna temple to celebrate festival of lights
Members of the Hindu community in the Pakistani city of Lahore gathered at a Krishna temple on Thursday to celebrate Diwali.
The festival is one of Hinduism's most important events dedicated to the worship of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess...
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CLEAN : Kolkatas gold panners reap rewards at India festival time
CLEAN : Kolkatas gold panners reap rewards at India festival time
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CLEAN : India's firecracker hub hit by anti pollution drive
With thousands of workers painstakingly handmaking vast volumes of firecrackers Sivakasi in southern India is usually at full tilt before Diwali (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Blast victims remembered on day of Hindu festival
1. Tilt up from candles and flowers at site of Saturday's blast to men standing at burnt kiosk
2. Woman covering her head, bending down to light a candle
3. Close-up of woman's hands placing a candle
4. Various of shopkeepers and others...
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CLEAN : Nepalese police dogs mark Tihar
Nepalese policemen and their dogs hold an event to mark the Tihar festival as Diwali is known locally
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Straw burning compounds India smog problem
The skies of the India capital New Delhi were polluted and hazy on Friday after a week of festival fireworks and large-scale fires in paddy fields in neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab.People say they are struggling to breathe and...