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In Photos: Diwali Shopping Rush Sweeps Markets Across Country Ahead Of Festival

From Delhi's old quarters to Mumbai's roadside stalls, shoppers throng markets across the country to buy festive goods, decorations and lanterns ahead of Diwali

Shoppers crowd a market in the old quarters of Delhi, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Diwali festival. | Photo: AP/Sanjeev Rastogi
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People shop for items at a roadside stall ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
People shop for items at a roadside stall ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026
Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls as people shop ahead of Diwali festival in Mumbai, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
People gather at Teen Darwaja market ahead of Diwali festival, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.
People gather at Teen Darwaja market ahead of Diwali festival, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Shoppers crowd the Sitabuldi wholesale market ahead of the Diwali festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.
Shoppers crowd the Sitabuldi wholesale market ahead of the Diwali festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People throng a market for shopping on the last Sunday ahead of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.
People throng a market for shopping on the last Sunday ahead of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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People throng a market for shopping on the last Sunday ahead of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.
People throng a market for shopping on the last Sunday ahead of the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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