People Prepare In Various Forms For Diwali, Hindu Festival Of Lights, In Major Cities Of India

Candles and lamps are lit across a field ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.

An Indian man dressed as a monkey god Hanuman participates in a religious procession ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, in Allahabad, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. <AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh>

Indian women shop for Hindu God idol of elephant headed Ganesh for prosperity and Goddess Lakhsmi for wealth on the occasion of Hindu festival of lights, Diwali in Kolkata, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. The Hindu festival of lights, marked by lighting lamps and offering prayers to the goddess of wealth Lakshmi, will be celebrated on Nov. 13. <AP Photo/Bikas Das>

Two women choose jewelries in Selected CityWalk, a big shopping center in south New Delhi, capital of India, on Nov. 11, 2012. People do shopping to greet the forthcoming Hindu festival Diwali on Nov. 13, one of the most important festivals in India. <Xinhua/Li Yigang>

In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 photo, an Indian girl lights an earthen lamp ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, in Ahmadabad, India. <AP Photo/Ajit Solanki>

Girls sit beside lamps on the occasion of Dhanteras festival ahead of the Diwali festival in New Delhi, capital of India, on Nov. 11, 2012. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar>