Watch how India celebrated Diwali 2020 amid pandemic

More than a billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north in a cloud of thick toxic smog. Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts with friends and family, and lighting oil lamps or candles to symbolize a victory of light over darkness. Fireworks are also a major part of the celebrations. On Saturday, many temples across the country streamed prayer sessions online to avoid large gatherings. In New Delhi, worried residents opted for low-key celebrations. Some even stayed home and didn't visit friends or relatives.

[gauravjain]

Diwali is love ❤️❤️❤️
We all Sikhs, Jains, Hindus celebrate it !
The festival of joy .
Festival of victory of God over evil

[pabansamanta]

Beautiful India. ❤️ Let this light enters every house in this country. Jay Maa Kali 🙏🙏🙏

[bhagwatipandey]

Bharat aisa desh hai jaha khusiya kabhi kam nhi hosakta hai..bharat mein janam lena yeh humhara saubhgaya hai ..Jai bharat

[murarirajagopalan]

Celebrations in UP, particularly around Ram Temple should have been covered..

[Yashvant]

Happy Diwali to All.... May lights be ever in our life❤️..
Lets move from Ignorance to light of knowledge

[siddhantkashyap]

0:08 what u r trying to show ?
U could have shown night pictures of crackers bursting.

[paritoshkumar]

आप सभी को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
🙏🙏

[utkarshtripathi]

Hindustan Times took down my Comment.
My comment was - "Is Diwali meri bs yahi manokamna hai ki saare firecrackers Indian made companies k ho aur Chinese Boycott zari rhe"
I find no reason to take that comment down especially when their is "Hindustan" in Hindustan times.

I would like to be provided with reason @HindustanTimes Or i will take it as a favour to China.

[bhagatji]

Ajj hindu ka festival puri duniya me famous ho raha 👍💓👌diwali, holi

[aniltachand]

So what India is land of billions, Diwali is for every Hindu, not these leaders.... the world does not know them so don’t want to see their faces, I thought maybe some city lights etc to be seen, very disappointing

[Suresh-]

Why hindustan times is not covered south India

[masterchief]

Happy Diwali, But why spread pollution to environment

[studyorrelaxationmusic]

Lets celebrate diwali with hearts but not with crackers.

[newreach]

Title should be how British India ( north + madras ) celebrated diwali.
Diwali means bankruptcy - this time of health. Rest celebrated Deepawali - monsoon festival devoid of Rama.

[Ibrahim-uvlf]

قولو لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله تفلحو.

[gurdaspuriajatt]

Punjab ki kisan sadko par bethe hai unki to kalli diwali hai, india ki diwali or Punjab ke kisano ki kalli diwali, hum india me nahi Khalistan me ate hai

[jordanvas]

Light of world God Jesus died 4 ur sins darkness n gave eternal light by He rose again on the 3rd day is greatest Truth in history.c jesus light in google.

[jordanvas]

In most infected n polluted country in da world, Light of the world God Jesus died 4 ur sins n arose on 3rd day, trst Him u r sure in heaven.jesus light in google