India celebrates Diwali with joy

People handle fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Jammu India. (AP Photo)

Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali where people decorate their homes with lights, let off fireworks and pray to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. (AP Photo)

Indian Hindu woman lights earthen lamps to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad. (AP Photo)

Indian widows light crackers as they celebrate Diwali or the festival of lights at an Ashram in Vrindavan.(AP Photo)

Girl walks past lanterns hung on roadside stalls on the eve of Diwali festival in Mumbai. (AP Photo)

A potter paints earthen lamps or diyas ahead of Diwali in Amritsar.

Devotees gather at an illuminated Golden Temple in Amritsar on the eve of Diwali.

Fireworks and light decorations, lit by athletes with some ornaments paying homage to Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, pictured at the Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium on the eve of Diwali in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Traditional sweets are displayed for sale at a wayside shop during the Diwali festival in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Hindus light lamps, wear new clothes, exchange sweets and gifts and pray to goddess Lakshmi during the festival of lights, that is celebrated on Nov. 3. (AP Photo)