In Photos: How India Celebrated Diwali 2017

India celebrated with diyas, and in some cases where it was permitted (or even not permitted), with crackers.

Celebrations at Shrikrishna Janmasthan temple, Mathura. (Photo: IANS)

India brought in Diwali on Thursday, 19 October, with diyas, lights, and in some cases where it was permitted (or even not permitted), with crackers.

The cracker ban imposed by the Supreme Court in Delhi NCR did little to dampen the spirits of the festival. The city was decorated with lights, and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data even showed that the air quality in the capital this year was better than last year.

Raisina Hill, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, lit up on Diwali. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi’s Akshardham Temple lit up for Diwali. (Photo: ANI)

Varanasi’s Satua Baba Ashram celebrated Diwali with diyas, and the saints prayed for world peace. (Photo: ANI)

Fireworks, LED lighting mark ‘Bandi Chhor Diwas’, Diwali, at Golden Temple, Amritsar. (Photo: ANI)

Visuals of people celebrating Diwali in Ahmedabad. (Photo: ANI)

Muhurat trading at Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). (Photo: ANI)

A rangoli outside Dadar station, Mumbai. (Photo: ANI)

Devotees throng Thanthania Kalibari in Kolkata to offer prayers. Diwali and Kali Puja fall on the same day this year. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi celebrated Diwali with jawans of Indian Army and BSF in Gurez Valley, near LoC, in Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi celebrated Diwali with jawans of Indian Army and BSF in Gurez Valley, near LoC, in Jammu and Kashmir.

ITBP jawans share sweets with Chinese troops at Nathu La Pass.

ITBP jawans share sweets with Chinese troops at Nathu La Pass.