Diwali 2023: Glimpses of the celebrations from across India

Diwali, the festival of lights, is here. With people celebrating the auspicious occasion with great fervour and enthusiasm, let's take a glimpse at the festivities taking place across the country.

A slum colony in the central suburbs is decorated with lanterns and lights as they celebrate Diwali in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Swaminarayan saints of SGVP Sadhu Ashram in Chharodi prepares Rangoli themed on Ayodhya Ram Mandir on the occasion of Diwali. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Traders performed Lakshmi puja at wholesale grain market in Gultekadi, Pune. (Express Photo by Pavan Khengre)

Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates a sand art on 'Diwali' at Puri beach. (PTI Photo)

Illuminated Akshardham temple on the eve of Diwali, in Gandhinagar. (PTI Photo)

People shop on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Jammu, India. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A family makes a rangoli with a picture of Lord Shankar and Parvati for Diwali Celebrations, in Nagpur. (PTI Photo)

People light earthen lamps at Ram ki Pouri during Deepotsav (Diwali celebrations), in Ayodhya. (PTI Photo)

A tableau on the life of Lord Rama passes through during Deepotsav (Diwali celebrations), in Ayodhya. (PTI Photo)

An aerial view of 'Deepotsav' program on the occasion of Diwali festival at the bank of River Narmada in Jabalpur. (PTI Photo)

Lamps light up the banks of the river Saryu on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India. Ayodhya city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Saturday set a record by lighting over 2.2 million earthen oil lamps during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, creating a new Guinness World Record for lighting lamps in such a large number, according to state tourism department. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)