Festival of lights: India dedicates Diwali to its soldiers

Girls light earthen lamps during Diwali at Nalini Bala Devi Girls Hostel in Guwahati on Saturday. (PTI)

Updated on: Oct 31, 2016 11:11 AM IST

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Girls light earthen lamps during Diwali at Nalini Bala Devi Girls Hostel in Guwahati on Saturday. (PTI)

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Sportspersons light candles to pay tribute to Indian soldiers on the eve of Diwali at a stadium in Varanasi on Saturday. (PTI)

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BSF jawans celebrate Diwali in RS Pura amid heightened tensions at the borded, in Jammu on Saturday. (PTI)

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Police personnel light lamps as part of the campaign ’Ek Diya Shaheedon Ke Naam’ during a programme on the eve of Diwali, in Bhopal on Saturday. (PTI)

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Residents celebrate Diwali with diyas and firecrackers, in New Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Devotees light lamps to celebrate Diwali at Keshev Dev temple in Mathura on Saturday. (PTI)

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Uri attack martyr Nimb Singh's family celebrates Diwali in Beawar on Saturday. (PTI)

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The UN headquarters lights up and greets people on the occasion of Diwali for the first time, in New York on Saturday. (PTI)

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Border Security Force personnel light firecrackers to celebrate Diwali at the India-Bangladesh Akhaura checkpost in Agartala, Tripura on Saturday. (AFP)

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Girls light earthen lamps on a rangoli as they celebrate Diwali in Guwahati Saturday. (AFP)

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A girl lights candles inside a cricket stadium on the eve of Diwali, in Allahabad on Saturday. (Reuters)