OPEN IN APP
Active Stocks
Thu Apr 18 2024 15:59:07
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 160.00 -0.03%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 280.20 2.13%
  1. NTPC share price
  2. 351.40 -2.19%
  1. Infosys share price
  2. 1,420.55 0.41%
  1. Wipro share price
  2. 444.30 -0.96%
Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay | Like moths to a flame

Photo Essay | Like moths to a flame

7 Photos . Updated: 02 Nov 2012, 08:56 PM IST Livemint

For the Blind Relief Association in Delhi, the annual Diwali Bazaar renews hopes of a crackling new year

A few weeks ahead of Diwali, Som Raj begins working 10 hours a day to make candles for the Blind Relief Association’s Diwali Bazaar. Photographs by Priyanka Parashar/Mint

1/7A few weeks ahead of Diwali, Som Raj begins working 10 hours a day to make candles for the Blind Relief Association’s Diwali Bazaar. Photographs by Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Bimlesh Bharti (in the foreground) fine-tunes scores of handmade paper gift bags. The 20-year-old hopes to teach literature one day

2/7Bimlesh Bharti (in the foreground) fine-tunes scores of handmade paper gift bags. The 20-year-old hopes to teach literature one day

Visually-challenged children who live at the Blind Relief Association hostel help to block-print paper that is used to make cards

3/7Visually-challenged children who live at the Blind Relief Association hostel help to block-print paper that is used to make cards

Some of the workers taking a break

4/7Some of the workers taking a break

Raj Kumar has been making candles for 30 years

5/7Raj Kumar has been making candles for 30 years

A variety of candle moulds are used to produce differently-shaped candles

6/7A variety of candle moulds are used to produce differently-shaped candles

The sale of candles and diyas starts before the Diwali Bazaar

7/7The sale of candles and diyas starts before the Diwali Bazaar

OTHER GALLERIES
Recommended For You

Wait for it…

Log in to our website to save your bookmarks. It'll just take a moment.

Yes, Continue

You are just one step away from creating your watchlist!

Login Now

Wait for it…

Oops! Looks like you have exceeded the limit to bookmark the image. Remove some to bookmark this image.

Your session has expired, please login again.

Yes, Continue
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App