Bengaluru: People shop for festive and pooja items ahead of the Diwali festival in Bengaluru, Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: People shop for festive and pooja items ahead of the Diwali festival in Bengaluru, Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: People shop for festive and pooja items ahead of the Diwali festival in Bengaluru, Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: People shop for festive and pooja items ahead of the Diwali festival in Bengaluru, Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Dhanbad: A woman shops for Lakshmi and Ganesh idols ahead of the Diwali festival in Dhanbad on Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Amritsar: Girls buy decorative items ahead of the Diwali festival at a roadside stall in Amritsar on Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

New Delhi: People gather to shop for decorative items during a Diwali Mela organised for visually impaired children at The Oberoi Hotel, in New Delhi on Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS/Deepak Kumar)

New Delhi: Stalls set up during a Diwali Mela organised for visually impaired children at The Oberoi Hotel, in New Delhi on Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS/Deepak Kumar)

New Delhi: People gather to shop for decorative items during a Diwali Mela organised for visually impaired children at The Oberoi Hotel, in New Delhi on Thursday, October 16, 2025. (Photo: IANS/Deepak Kumar)