Diwali: Festival of lights 2012

Indians light candles during the festival of Diwali outside a Sikh Gurudwara or temple in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012. Diwali, the festival of lights dedicated to the Goddess of wealth Lakshmi, is being celebrated across the country.

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier lights a candle inside a bunker as part of Diwali celebrations at the India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of Agartala, India, Nov. 13, 2013.

An Indian plays with firecrackers during Diwali, the festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Widows gather around a tulsi plant and light oil lamps to celebrate Diwali at a rest house run by a devotee in Bhubaneswar, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Indian children play with firecrackers during Diwali celebrations in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Indian children play with firecrackers during Diwali in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

People play with firecrackers during Diwali, the festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

An Indian woman holds a tray filled with earthen lamps during Diwali celebrations in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

A roadside shopkeeper of artificial decorative flowers waits for customers on eve of Hindu festival of lights Diwali, in Jammu, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Indians shop on the eve of Hindu festival of lights, Diwali in Kolkata, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

An Indian Sikh boy leaps out of the way of a firecracker as he and friends celebrate the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Candles and lamps are lit across a field ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

A young Indian boy sells small deities of the goddess Lakshmi and the god Ganesha during the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Indians shop on the eve of Hindu festival of lights, Diwali in Kolkata, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

A firecracker lights up the sky as candles and lamps are seen lit across a field ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

An Indian girl lights earthen lamps to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Indian woman shops on eve of Hindu festival of lights Diwali, in Jammu, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

An Indian man dressed as a monkey god Hanuman blesses a bystander as he participates in a religious procession ahead of Diwali festival in Allahabad, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Commuters drive past a roadside vendor selling water lilies on Diwali in Allahabad, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

A young Indian girl covers her ear as she is assisted by an adult to play with firecrackers during Diwali celebrations in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Hindu priests perform rituals as devotees gather around an idol of monkey god Hanuman during Hanuman Jayanti festival in Allahabad, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Indian women shop for Hindu God idol of elephant headed Ganesh for prosperity and Goddess Lakhsmi for wealth on the occasion of Hindu festival of lights, Diwali in Kolkata, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

A girl decorates the entrance of her home with earthen lamps and colored powder during Diwali festival in Kolkata, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

People play with firecrackers during Diwali, the festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

An elderly woman covers her ears as girls play with firecrackers during Diwali in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

A Hindu lady prays, in a temple, in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 13, 2012 to mark their religious festival Diwali.

Indian men light firecrackers at a market place during Diwali celebrations in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

An Indian girl holds an earthen lamp and performs rituals on the banks of the Bindu Sagar to celebrate Diwali in Bhubaneswar, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

An Indian Hindu woman holds a tray filled with earthen lamps during Diwali celebrations in Allahabad, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

A homeless Indian man prepares to sleep on the pavement surrounded by candles lit by a local merchant in front of a shop during the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

The child of a roadside flower vendor plays on a bed of marigolds for sale on Diwali in Allahabad, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Indian Border Security Force soldiers light candles and crackers as part of Diwali celebrations at the India-Bangladesh border post of Lankamura, about 3 miles from Agartala, India, Nov. 13, 2013.

An Indian girl plays with firecrackers during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Elderly Indian women play with fireworks during Diwali in Mumbai, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi, center wearing red, and his father Suresh Oberoi, seated center, watch trading on Diwali day along with stockbrokers at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

An Indian family lights firecrackers during the festival of Diwali in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.

Hindu priests perform rituals as devotees gather around an idol of monkey god Hanuman during Hanuman Jayanti festival in Allahabad, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Indians light candles ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Indian woman shops on eve of Hindu festival of lights Diwali, in Jammu, India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Indians light candles during the festival of Diwali outside a Sikh Gurudwara or temple in New Delhi, India, Nov. 13, 2012.