Hyderabad came alive with Diwali celebrations as markets and homes lit up ahead of the festival. With children set to burst firecrackers, LVPEI doctors urged citizens to follow safety precautions to prevent eye injuries and ensure a joyful celebration

Hyderabad: The spirit of Diwali has completely taken over Hyderabad. A day before the festival of lights, with Sunday being a holiday, the city’s old and new bazaars and shopping centres were bustling with hectic activity.

Heavy rush was witnessed at sweet shops, gifting outlets, flower markets, jewelry stores, malls and wholesale cracker stores. From Sunday morning onwards, families took up extensive cleaning-up activities in homes, apartments and even in commercial establishments.

For past two days, almost all the commercial establishme

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