Art to make this Diwali special

Come every autumn, nearly a billion people in India and many other countries celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights with fireworks, feasts, prayers, and festivities. Goddess Lakshmi is invoked, houses are decorated with rangolis (floor patterns with colored powders), and millions of clay lamps illuminate homes and public space to bring prosperity and good luck. With the food, family and festivities, Diwali is all about the experience of coming together, and the vibrant spectacle of color and light. In a prelude to Diwali, the festival of lights, we look at artworks that reverberate with everything that makes this festival so special - lights, gold, and a whole lot of colour.