The festival of lights

Agencies Published November 2, 2013
A Sri Lankan Hindu priest blesses devotees during Diwali at a temple in Colombo. – Photo by AFP
A Sri Lankan Hindu priest blesses devotees during Diwali at a temple in Colombo. – Photo by AFP
A view of the illuminated Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, ahead of Diwali festivities. – Photo by AFP
A view of the illuminated Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, ahead of Diwali festivities. – Photo by AFP
A Sri Lankan Tamil devotee offers prayers while holding an oil lamp during Diwali, at a Hindu temple in Colombo. – Photo by AFP
A Sri Lankan Tamil devotee offers prayers while holding an oil lamp during Diwali, at a Hindu temple in Colombo. – Photo by AFP
Malaysian Hindus pray to the deity Lord Ganesha during Diwali celebrations in the capital Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Malaysian Hindus pray to the deity Lord Ganesha during Diwali celebrations in the capital Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
A Malaysian Hindu prays to the deity Lord Ganesha during Diwali celebrations in the capital Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
A Malaysian Hindu prays to the deity Lord Ganesha during Diwali celebrations in the capital Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
A Sri Lankan Tamil devotee offers prayers while holding an oil lamp during Diwali at a temple in Colombo. – Photo by AFP
A Sri Lankan Tamil devotee offers prayers while holding an oil lamp during Diwali at a temple in Colombo. – Photo by AFP
Hindu women arrange oil lamps and flowers around a "Rangoli", a traditional pattern made from coloured powders, during the celebrations ahead of the Diwali festival, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. – Photo by Reuters
Hindu women arrange oil lamps and flowers around a "Rangoli", a traditional pattern made from coloured powders, during the celebrations ahead of the Diwali festival, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. – Photo by Reuters
A Hindu devotee offers a prayer in front of oil lamps during Diwali at the Batu Caves temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – Photo by AP
A Hindu devotee offers a prayer in front of oil lamps during Diwali at the Batu Caves temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – Photo by AP
Indians crowd a market area ahead of Diwali festival in Allahabad, India. – Photo by AP
Indians crowd a market area ahead of Diwali festival in Allahabad, India. – Photo by AP

Sunday the third of Novmeber marks the beginning of the five day festival of Diwali. Known as the festival of lights, Diwali is one of the most significant festivals in Hinduism. It marks the home coming of the God Lord Ram after vanquishing the demon king Ravana, thus symbolising the victory of good over evil.

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