Lights, crackers, action: World celebrates Diwali

We bring you some of the best images of the Festival of Lights from across the globe…

Light decorations for Diwali celebrations are pictured in Kuala Lumpur

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Women arrange oil lamps and flowers around a Rangoli during Diwali celebrations in Ahmedabad.

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Candles spelling out a message about cricketer Sachin Tendulkar are seen on a cricket pitch on the eve of Diwali in Allahabad.

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A devotee lights oil lamps during a religious ceremony to celebrate Diwali at Ponnambalavaneshwaram temple in Colombo.

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A vendor hangs a lantern for sale at a Diwali market in Mumbai.

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People light lamps as they make a formation of a peace symbol in Chandigarh.

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Customers stand under lanterns for sale as they look at them at a Diwali market in Mumbai.

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