Oil lamps during Lakshmi Puja, Festival of Lights (Kathmandu, Nepal) - stock photo

Oil lamps are lit during Lakshmi Puja (or Laxmi Puja), a religious ceremony performed by Hindus on the third day of the annual Festival of Lights (also called Deepavali, Deepawali, Diwali or Tihar), on the streets of Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, Nepal. Lakshmi Puja is performed by Hindus in the hope that the goddess Lakshmi will bless their homes and families.