Flowers for Diwali (festival of lights), Calcutta, West Bengal State, India, Asia

Woman painting her doorstep with rice flour paste, making rangoli design Diwali Festival decorations, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Hindu street shrine, decorated with marigold mala (garlands) for Diwali festival, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Buildings overlooking Lake Pichola lighting up to celebrate Diwali festival, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Hindu temple Jagdish Mandir, preparation for the Diwali festival celebrations, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Deepak lights (oil and cotton wick candles) lit for domestic decoration to celebrate the Diwali festival, India

Decorative footsteps indicating a welcome into a Hindu household at Diwali festival time, India, Asia

Pushkar Lake at dusk, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Devotees queuing to do puja at dusk at Kankera festival, after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Entrance to Jagdish temple lit up and decorated with tinsel for Diwali festival celebrations, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Pushkar Lake at dusk, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Devotees queueing to do puja at Kankera festival, where donations of foods are made for the poor, the day after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman in red sari with pile of terracotta deepak candle dishes for Diwali festival celebrations, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Two street children dressed in the style of Krishna at Diwali festival time, begging for alms from temple visitors, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Young girl carrying deepak lights on tray at Diwali, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Diwali festival lights illuminating the entrance to the white marble Swaminarayan Temple, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Devotees queueing to do puja at Kankera festival, where donations of foods are made for the poor, the day after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Women buying their new saris for Diwali festival celebrations, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Devotees waiting to do puja at Diwali, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Diwali festival lights illuminating the beautiful white marble Swaminarayan Temple, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Devotees and families celebrate Diwali at Jagdish temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Devotees queueing to do puja at Kankera festival, where donations of foods are made for the poor, the day after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Small shop selling Diwali festival decorations, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Hindu festival of Tihar (festival of lights), in Durbar Square, site of the statue of Garuda on top of a column, Patan, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Devotee impersonating the Hindu god Hanuman, Diwali festival at the Sarcelles ISKCON temple, Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France, Europe

Diwali celebration in a Ganesh temple, Paris, France, Europe

Diwali lights in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sentosa Merlion statue with colorful Deepavali decoration, Sentosa Island, Singapore

A silhouette of a woman walking in front of an electronic billboard wishing a happy Diwali to passerby's in Mumbai, India. Diwali is a major Hindu holiday and is known as the "Festival of Lights". The five day festival occurs during October and/or November.