Lucknow, Oct. 20 -- Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated in Uttar Pradesh with enthusiasm and traditional gaiety today.
Lamps and lights lit up cities and towns, fairs and festivities, as people worshipped Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha.
Almost every house in the state has been decorated with colourful lights while children and elders wore new clothes to celebrate the occasion.
Diwali in UP is celebrated too in honour of Lord Ram returning to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile on the orders of King Dashrath, his father.
A big Deepotsava function was organised in Ayodhya during the day to showcase the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya. Over 26 lakh earthen diyas were lit on the banks of the river Saryu and temples.
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