Best Places to Celebrate Diwali in India: 8 Unforgettable Spots

The best places to celebrate Diwali in India combine lamp-lit ghats, palace lights and family-friendly markets. Here are eight worth planning for.

Lamps line the ghats, and Dev Deepawali a fortnight later is the more spectacular night.

Bazaars are strung with lights and the old city glows.

A large lamp-lighting event is held on the river bank.

The Golden Temple is lit for Bandi Chhor Divas.

Palaces and lakeside ghats are lit with lamps.

Kali Puja pandals rather than Diwali crackers.

Small-town celebrations with local rituals.

Narakasura effigies are paraded and burnt.

Diwali dates change each year, usually falling in October or November.

Timings, permits, ticket rules and dates change from year to year, so confirm the current details before you travel.