Slide 1:FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS DIWALI - 2009
Slide 2:Garlands made from marigold flowers at a roadside stall on the eve of the Hindu
festival of Diwali on 16 October 2009 in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad
Slide 3:An artisan paints an earthen lamp at a workshop for Diwali in the Indian city of Kolkata
Slide 4:A potter makes earthen lamps for the Diwali festival, in Allahabad, India
Slide 5:Volunteers work inside a candle and lamp making workshop at a blind school
ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India
Slide 6:A potter makes clay lamps for Diwali in Mumbai, India
Slide 7:A rickshaw puller passes in front of unfinished idols of Hindu goddess Kali outside a workshop
in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata
Slide 8:An artisan applies finishing touches to an idol of Hindu Goddess Kali at a workshop
in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata
Slide 9:Clay sculptures on display at a roadside shop ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali
in New Delhi, India on October 16th, 2009
Slide 10:A woman colours clay lamps for Diwali in Mumbai, India on October 15th, 2009
Slide 11:A boy arranges handmade lamp shades at a shop before the Diwali festival
in Hyderabad, India on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Slide 12:A policeman stands guard as thousands throng a market on the last Sunday ahead of Diwali,
in Ahmadabad, India on October 11th, 2009
Slide 13:A child sits near idols of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, on the eve of
Diwali in Hyderabad, India.
Slide 14:Onlookers stand beside lit earthen lamps during celebrations on the eve of the Hindu
festival of Diwali in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh October 16, 2009.
Slide 15:Fireworks light up the sky in celebration of Diwali in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct.17, 2009.
Slide 16:A boy lights fireworks on the Hindu festival of Diwali in New Delhi October 17, 2009
Slide 17:Children watch fireworks during the Hindu festival of Diwali in
New Delhi, India on October 17, 2009
Slide 18:Children wave sparklers at night, during Diwali in New Delhi, India on October 17, 2009
Slide 19:In this long-exposure photograph, two girls spin sparklers in the air on October 17th, 2009,
in Ahmadabad, India
Slide 20:A devotee lights a lamp at Akshardham temple during celebrations to mark the annual
Hindu festival of Diwali at Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat October 17, 2009.
Slide 21:A girl lights an earthen lamp during celebrations
of the Hindu festival of Diwali in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri October 17, 2009
Slide 22:An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier lights a candle inside a bunker on the occasion
of the Hindu festival of Diwali, at the India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of Agartala,
capital of India's north eastern state of Tripura October 17, 2009.
Slide 23:Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers light candles to celebrate Diwali, at the
India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Siliguri October 17, 2009.
Slide 24:A boy dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna participates in the annual procession
on the eve of Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, in Paramaribo, Suriname on October 16, 2009
Slide 25:Children decorate their front yard with lamps as they celebrate Diwali at the
Sanatan Dharm Children's Home in Paramaribo, Suriname on October 17, 2009
Slide 26:Hindu worshippers pray during the festival of Diwali at Shivm Kovi temple in Colombo,
Sri Lanka on October 17, 2009
Slide 27:U.S. President Barack Obama lights a traditional oil lamp as Sri Narayanachar Digalakote,
Hindu Priest from the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, chants in observance of Diwali,
in the East Room at the White House October 14, 2009 in Washington, DC
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