A Tamil devotee lights an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Houses are lit up with decorative lights and lanterns on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a slum in Mumbai, India, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni 

People light fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni 

People prepare to release lanterns from a hilltop during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A woman helps her daughter to draw a rangoli, mural made out of coloured powders, outside their home during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

People prepare to release lanterns from a hilltop during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar 

A girl waves a burning sparkler during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

A Tamil devotee lights an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka , October 24, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A Tamil devotee prays while holding an oil lamp at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka , October 24, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A girl poses with a rangoli, mural made out of coloured powders, outside her home during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

People prepare to release a lantern from a hilltop during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Tamil devotee looks up to the sunlight at a religious ceremony during the Diwali or Deepavali festival at Ponnambalavaneshwaram Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka , October 24, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Sawantri, 40, helps her son to wave a burning sparkler during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Karachi, Pakistan, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

Children react as they light fireworks to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni 

A flying lantern hovers above the skyline of Kathmandu valley during the Tihar festival, the Hindu festival of lights in Kathmandu, Nepal October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar