A collection of images from across the country celebrating Diwali on November 8, 2026.
India celebrated Deepavali, the festival of lights, with prayers, lamps and family gatherings across the country on November 8, 2026.
Houses, temples and markets glowed with diyas, lanterns and strings of lights as people celebrated the festival.
Rangoli designs, flowers and sweets filled households as crowds thronged the markets for last-minute shopping.
Families said their evening prayers and shared sweets with their neighbors and, where permitted, fireworks lit up the sky.
Here are photos of celebrations from all over the country.
Photo: Imran Nissar
People light clay lamps to mark Deepavali near the Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) in Srinagar, November 8, 2026.
Photo: Imran Nissar
People light clay lamps to mark Deepavali near the Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) in Srinagar, November 8, 2026.
Photo: Ragu R.
Heavy smog in Chennai after Deepavali fireworks on November 8, 2026.
Photo: Ragu R.
Heavy smog in Chennai after Deepavali fireworks on November 8, 2026.
Photo: Ragu R.
Heavy smog in Chennai after Deepavali fireworks on November 8, 2026.
Photo: Periasamy M
Fireworks light up the night sky as part of Deepavali celebrations in Coimbatore on November 8, 2026.
Photo: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap
People burst crackers on Deepavali in New Delhi on November 8, 2026.
Photo: PTI
People light firecrackers to celebrate Diwali in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on November 8, 2026
Photo: AFP
Fireworks light up the night sky above the illuminated Golden Temple to mark Diwali, the festival of lights in Amritsar on November 8, 2026
Photo: Reuters
Stock traders react as their family watches him trade during the special ‘muhurat’ trading session for Deepavali at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on November 8, 2026.
Photo: PTI
Sadhus of Niranjani Akhara release sky lanterns to celebrate the ‘Diwali’ festival in Prayagraj on November 8, 2026.
Photo: AP
Children play with firecrackers ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at an orphanage in Jammu.
Photo: AP
Drones depict scenes from the story of Ramayana over the banks of the Saryu River during the Deepotsav festival of lights celebrations, an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh government in Ayodhya on November 7, 2026.
Photo: PTI
A view of a map of India created using one lakh clay lamps along with the awareness message ‘Say No to Drugs’ during Diwali celebrations in Raigad district, Maharashtra, on November 8, 2026.
Photo: PTI
An arrow decorated with colorful sky lanterns (kandils) and decorative lights as children burst firecrackers on the eve of Deepavali in Lower Parel, Mumbai on November 7, 2026.
Photo: Sudhakara Jain
A woman looks at decorative lanterns displayed for sale at a roadside shop ahead of Deepavali in Bengaluru on November 6, 2026.
Photo: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Fireworks explode over Hussain Sagar as Hyderabad celebrates Deepavali on November 8, 2026, as seen from Tank Bund, in Hyderabad.
Photo: Siddhant Thakur
Fireworks explode over Hussain Sagar as Hyderabad celebrates Deepavali on November 8, 2026, as seen from Tank Bund, in Hyderabad.
Photo: A. Shaikmohideen
Fireworks light up the night sky over Tirunelveli as people celebrate Deepavali.
Photo: G. Moorthy
Firecrackers lighting up the Madurai sky on the eve of Deepavali.
Photo: M. Periasamy
People celebrate Deepavali in Coimbatore on November 8, 2026.
Published – 9 Nov 2026 09:52 IST