Diwali 2024 In Pictures: A Celebration Of Light And Joy Across India

Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday.

Diwali was celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country on Thursday.

Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas dotted houses as people across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offered sweets to jawans.

Diwali is associated with the day Lord Ram is believed to have returned to Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman after defeating demon king Ravana during his 14 years in exile.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage at the Statue of Unity on the occasion Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary, in Kevadia.

Ram Mandir in Ayodhya lit up for Diwali.

Sachi Tendulkar posts photo celebrating Diwali.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer celebrating Diwali at 10, Downing Street.

Yuvraj Singh posts photo on his X account celebrating Diwali.

Prime Minister Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and exchanged Diwali greetings.

PM Modi said that we see the Army, Navy and Air Force as different entities, but their strength will increase manifold when they come together.

PM Modi addressed personnel of the Border Security Force, Army, Navy and Air Force.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Salangpur, Gujarat today.

Amit Shah at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays homage to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary at Shakti Sthal, in New Delhi.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami celebrated Diwali with his wife Geeta Dhami and family at his official residence in Dehradun.

In the national capital, the air quality continued to deteriorate, remaining in the 'very poor' category, with levels expected to worsen to the 'severe' category due to bursting of firecrackers at night.