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Devotees light lamps and candles near the sacred pond of the illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the occasion of Diwali festival and Bandi Chorh Diwas in Amritsar, India, 30 October 2016. Devotees started to visit the Golden Temple from pre-dawn hours to seek blessings on Diwali festival. The festival coincides with the Bandi Chorh Diwas which is also celebrated at the Golden Temple to mark the return of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru or the Master of the Sikhs, to Amritsar after his release from Gwalior fort during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA)
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