Lights across the border

Published October 27, 2011
A Pakistani woman lights earthen oil lamp on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi on October 26, 2011. ? AFP
A Pakistani woman lights earthen oil lamp on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi on October 26, 2011. ? AFP
Indian children light fireworks in New Delhi, on October 26, 2011, for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. ? AFP
Indian children light fireworks in New Delhi, on October 26, 2011, for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. ? AFP
Pakistanis look at fireworks on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi on October 26, 2011. ? AFP
Pakistanis look at fireworks on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi on October 26, 2011. ? AFP
Pakistani children wave sparklers on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi. ? AFP
Pakistani children wave sparklers on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi. ? AFP
Indian Sikh devotees Gurmeet Singh (R) and Puneet Kaur light lamps as they pay their respects at the illuminated Sikh Shrine, The Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 26, 2011, on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas or Diwali. Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas or Diwali to mark the return of the Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji, who was freed from imprisonment and also managed to release 52 political prisoners at the same time from Gwalior fort by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1619. ? AFP
Indian Sikh devotees Gurmeet Singh (R) and Puneet Kaur light lamps as they pay their respects at the illuminated Sikh Shrine, The Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 26, 2011, on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas or Diwali. Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas or Diwali to mark the return of the Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji, who was freed from imprisonment and also managed to release 52 political prisoners at the same time from Gwalior fort by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1619. ? AFP
A Pakistani woman lights earthen oil lamps on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi. ? AFP
A Pakistani woman lights earthen oil lamps on the occasion of Diwali in Karachi. ? AFP
Indian Sikh devotees watch a fireworks display above Sikhism's holiest shrine The Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 26, 2011, on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas or Diwali. ? AFP
Indian Sikh devotees watch a fireworks display above Sikhism's holiest shrine The Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 26, 2011, on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas or Diwali. ? AFP
An Indian man light lamps at Akshardham temple on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights, at Gandhinagar, about 30 kilometers north of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. ? AP
An Indian man light lamps at Akshardham temple on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights, at Gandhinagar, about 30 kilometers north of Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. ? AP

Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated with jubilation and enthusiasm as one of the biggest Hindu festivals. People decorate their homes with flowers and Diyas (earthen lamps), celebrate the homecoming of the Lord Ram after vanquishing the deman king Ravana and honour the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.

Dawn.com brings snapshots from celebrations held across the borders in Pakistan and India.

 

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