Thein Zaw / APA devotee lights candles during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Yangon, Myanmar, on November 8, 2026.Indranil Mukherjee / AFP / GettyVisitors are immersed in the projections at an installation celebrating Diwali at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center, in Mumbai, on November 6, 2026.Yanni Rawat / JNA / ZUMA / ReutersPeople celebrate Diwali by lighting fireworks on roadsides and outside residential homes in New Delhi.Rajesh Kumar Singh / APA Gussadi dancer performs during a Deepotsav procession ahead of Diwali in Ayodhya, India, on November 7, 2026.Saddman Zaman / ZUMA / ReutersHindu devotees gather to celebrate Diwali at Bashabo Kali Mandir in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 7, 2026.Vishal Bhatnagar / NurPhoto / GettyPriests perform aarti at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Jaipur, India, on November 8, 2026, during the Diwali festival.Channi Anand / APA child plays with fireworks on the eve of Diwali at an orphanage in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 7, 2026.Firdous Nazir / NurPhoto / ReutersA Hindu devotee lights diyas, traditional earthen oil lamps, during Diwali celebrations near the Ghanta Ghar (Clock Tower) in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on November 8, 2026.Akhtar Soomro / ReutersWomen carry lit diyas as they celebrate Diwali at Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Karachi, Pakistan, on November 8, 2026.Nick Lachance / Toronto Star / GettySukshinder Shinda takes the stage as the headliner at the Diwali celebrations at Sesquicentennial Park in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on November 8, 2026.Sudipta Das / NurPhoto / ReutersPeople enjoy Diwali celebrations in Kolkata, India, on November 8, 2026.Himanshu Sharma / AFP / GettySmog shrouds an illuminated residential area as seen from the Taragarh Fort in Ajmer on November 8, 2026 on the occasion of Diwali.Saddman Zaman / ZUMA / ReutersHindu devotees gather to celebrate Diwali in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 8, 2026.Faisal Bashir / SOPA Images / LightRocket / GettyA Hindu devotee lights traditional earthen oil lamps during Diwali celebrations in Srinagar.Kevin R. Wexler / NorthJersey.com / USA Today / ReutersPeople celebrate Diwali in the Little India section of Jersey City, New Jersey, on November 8, 2026.Kevin R. Wexler / NorthJersey.com / USA Today / ReutersPeople celebrate Diwali with fireworks in the Little India section of Jersey City on November 8, 2026.Vishal Bhatnagar / NurPhoto / GettyAn illuminated view of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham temple on the occasion of the Diwali festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 8, 2026.Mahesh Kumar A. / APA person celebrates after lighting Diwali firecrackers in Hyderabad, India, on November 8, 2026.