RNS Photos of the Week: Diwali; March for Israel

(RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes the Hindu festival of lights, the March for Israel in D.C., and more.   A woman holds a clay oil lamp during a ceremony to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at Krishna temple in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. Diwali celebrates the spiritual victory of light over darkness. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)   Lamps light up the banks of the river Saryu on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali, in Ayodhya, India, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Ayodhya city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Saturday set a record by lighting over 2.2 million earthen oil lamps during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of Diwali, creating a new Guinness World Record for lighting lamps in such a large number, according to state tourism department. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)   The Hindu head priest of Shree Ambaji Temple performs Arti, during Diwali celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Diwali is a popular five-day celebration for many Indians, namely Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and certain Buddhists. (AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)   Bishop Joseph Strickland prays over an individual near the USCCB meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 15, 2023. On Saturday (Nov. 11), Strickland was removed by Pope Francis from his post as bishop of Tyler, Texas. Strickland’s removal did not technically bar him from attending USCCB’s meetings, but he did not go to any of the official events. Instead, he appeared around the gathering’s edges, his whereabouts becoming a source of intrigue. (RNS photo/Jack Jenkins)   Parents place candles and pray for their child’s success in the college entrance exams at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. More than 500,000 high school seniors and graduates across the country are expected to take the College Scholastic Ability Test. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)   Crowds of supporters gather on the National Mall at the March for Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)   An individual carries a sign during the March for Israel, Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (RNS photo/Jack Jenkins)   Crowds watch as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of La., is projected on a screen during the March for Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (RNS photo/Jack Jenkins)   Hindu devotees perform rituals at a center where abandoned cows and bulls are sheltered, as they worship cows during Gai Tihar, or cow festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus and are worshiped on the third day of Tihar festival, one of the most important festivals for Nepalese Hindus. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)   An off-duty member of Israel’s security forces joins worshipers at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have been called up for action for the war against Hamas, while other security personnel have begun to carry weapons in public, following the Islamic militant group’s deadly cross-border attack on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)   A youth supporter of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League holds an air gun at a rally against the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza to show solidarity with Palestinian people, in Karachi, Pakistan on Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, file)   Archival Photos   Flames and smoke pour from Westminster Hall, the most historic part of the Houses of Parliament in London, after a bomb blast set off a fire which damaged the 900-year-old chamber on June 17, 1974. Police said the bombing was the work of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. A man with an Irish accent telephoned a local news agency, giving six minutes warning of the explosion and using a code word of the IRA to identify a genuine alert. For several hours after the early morning blast, smoke shrouded Big Ben, left, as firemen fought the fire fed by an ignited gas main. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)   Dutch theologian Father Edward Schillebeeckx, O.P., left, chats with Cardinal John J. Carberry of St. Louis as the two men arrive for a session of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican on Oct. 29, 1971. (RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society.)   Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Photos of the Week — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. 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