A key part of Diwali celebrations, rangoli is a design created on the floor using materials like flower petals, dry flour, or colored sand to welcome Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity

Lighting lamps is a common practice during Diwali to symbolize the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance

During Diwali, people wear their finest clothes, illuminate the interior and exterior of their homes with saaki (earthen lamp), diyas and rangoli, perform worship ceremonies of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and wealth

During Diwali, people wear their finest clothes, illuminate the interior and exterior of their homes with saaki (earthen lamp)

Diwali, or Dipawali, is India's biggest and most important holiday of the year.