In pics: Diwali celebrations around Dubai

This is such a colourful festival…

Diwali, Divali, Deepavali or Dipavali is a four to five-day-long festival which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists every autumn. Also known as the festival of lights, Diwali coincides with the Hindu New Year and celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.

Colourful photos are all over Instagram and we have shared a few of them here for you. From the colourful streets of Bur Dubai to the celebrations at the Palm Jumeirah and Global Village – here are some spectacular photos of the Diwali celebrations that took place around Dubai over the weekend.

1.) Look at this building all decked up…

2.) No streetlights required…

3.) Look at this stunning collage…

4.) Festival of Lights indeed…

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5.) The celebrations down at Global Village looked spectacular…

6.) The cool show at Dubai Festival City

7.) The colourful evening at The Pointe

8.) Here’s a video…

9.) And here’s another one…

10.) Here are some (smaller) fireworks at Old Dubai…

11.) Diwali wishes also beamed on the Burj Khalifa…

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