The Hindu Festival Of Diwali Is Celebrated Around The World

LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 13: Dancer Vimi Solanki waits to perform on stage as Lord Krishna during the Hindu festival of Diwali on November 13, 2012 in Leicester, United Kingdom. Up to 35,000 people attended the Diwali festival of light in Leicester's Golden Mile in the heart of the city's asian community. The festival is an opportunity for Hindus to honour Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and other gods. Leicester's celebrations are one of the biggest in the world outside India. Sikhs and Jains also celebrate Diwali. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)