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

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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

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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 | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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Lanterns are displayed for sale at roadside stalls
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 | 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 | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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People gather at Teen Darwaja market ahead of Diwali festival, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Diwali shopping in Nagpur
Shoppers crowd the Sitabuldi wholesale market ahead of the Diwali festival, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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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. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Diwali shopping in Ahmedabad
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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