Diwali 2022: Here's how people across the world are gearing up for Festival of Lights

Diwali falls in mid-October and mid-November, as per the lunisolar Hindu calendar. It marks the day when Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and defeated king Ravana.

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Diwali or Deepavali celebrations last for five days. It begins with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj. This year it will commence on October 23 and will end on October 26. Also known as the Festival of Lights, this festival marks good over evil. Here's how the people around the country are gearing up for one of the biggest festivals. (ANI)

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Pune, Oct 18 (ANI): Chivda prepared by The Poona Merchants Chamber for sale ahead of the Diwali festival, in Pune on Monday. (ANI Photo) (Nitin Lawate)

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A potter arranges earthen lamps ahead of Diwali, in Patna, Bihar ahead of Diwali. (HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)

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Ahead of Diwali, earthen lamp (diya) sellers at Rajasthan's Jaipur are hoping for good business this festive as they resume Diwali business. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)

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"Work is going good this time. Earlier due to Covid, sales were down but we are hopeful that sales will be good this time", said a seller. (ANI)

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Abdul Salam Kumar, a Kashmiri Muslim potter makes earthen lamps at his home workshop ahead of Diwali, on the outskirts of Srinagar. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)

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Laddoos prepared by The Poona Merchants Chamber for sale ahead of the Diwali festival, in Pune. (ANI)

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This is a picture of the Diwali celebrations in the State Rooms of the Speaker's House in the Houses of Parliament complex at the Palace of Westminster in London. (PTI)

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A customer looks at decorative items displayed for sale at a shop ahead of the Diwali festival in Amritsar. (PTI)