In Photos: Firecracker Sales Pick Up Ahead Of Diwali 2026
People shop for firecrackers at markets and makeshift stalls in Bengaluru, Faridabad and Kolkata ahead of Diwali and Kali Puja celebrations
People load firecrackers in a car on the eve of Diwali festival, in Faridabad district, Haryana, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Customers purchase firecrackers on the eve of Kali Puja festival, at a market in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
People shop for fire crackers at a makeshift stall ahead of Diwali festival, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Family members of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel shop for firecrackers during Diwali Fair organised by BSF, at Khasa headquarters, in Amritsar, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
People shop for firecrackers ahead of the ‘Diwali’ festival, near Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
People shop for firecrackers ahead of the ‘Diwali’ festival, near Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
People shop for firecrackers ahead of the ‘Diwali’ festival, near Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Rushikesh More
People shop for firecrackers for the ‘Diwali’ festival, in Thane, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: PTI
People shop for firecrackers for the ‘Diwali’ festival, in Thane, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A shopkeeper displays firecrackers at a market ahead of Diwali festival, in Thane, Maharashtra, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A shopkeeper sells green firecrackers ahead of ‘Diwali’ festival, near Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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