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Millions in India are Celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Lights
TIME
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10/31/2024
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular.
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It's party time in India.
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Millions are celebrating the festival of Diwali as dazzling and colorful lights lit up homes
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and streets.
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The Hindu festival symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and is also a national
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holiday across India.
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Diwali is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with family and friends.
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Homes are cleaned, new clothes are worn and prayers are said.
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Many homes also light earthen oil lamps or candles and fireworks are set off as part
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of celebrations.
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But every year the celebrations are also tinged with worries over air pollution as fireworks
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cause toxic smog that sometimes takes days to clear.
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New Delhi is particularly hit by this problem and is usually shrouded under a haze a day
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after Diwali.
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Nonetheless, people still burst crackers.
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They celebrate, they enjoy and they make a merry.
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