The next day, they decorate using clay lamps, candles and other lights and draw ... gatherings and visit family and friends ...

Eleven year old Vraj and his 14-year-old sister Simran, are getting ready to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of light ... her way into people's homes. Candles are also lit at this time.

SIMRAN: Diwali is celebrated every year in the autumn. It marks the start of the Hindu New Year and we celebrate a new ... Lakshmi into our homes we light candles. Most people would keep their ...