Food offerings (Annakut) on display at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Hall Green.
Aleeza Butt,5, from Hall Green, has her face painted for the Diwali celebrations.
Mehndi, or henna, is applied for the occasion.
Mayur Patel (aged 10), Chandan Patel (11) and Mahesh Varan (14).
Manisha Parekh, Jyoti Pankania, Swati Suthar, Sapna Patel, Chandrika Patel with Riya Patel, Puja Mistry, Riya Odedra and Sonal Odedra.
Hansa Varma, from Oldbury.
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More colourful Rangoli at the temple.
Diwali celebrations at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Hall Green.
Jyoti Pankania, Swati Suthar and Sapna Patel.
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Diwali celebrations at Hall Green in Birmingham
Oct 19 2009 by Emma Lee
Thousands of worshippers gathered in Birmingham to mark Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Members of the Hindu, Jain and Sikh religions turned out to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. These pictures are from the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Hall Green.