<span style="color: #222222;">Diwali is being celebrated in various parts of the country and abroad. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Houses, temples and other public places are illuminated on the festival of lights. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">People in the national capital have decorated their houses with fancy lights and entrances with rangolis. People also worship the Goddess of wealth Lakshmi on the occasion. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind has urged all citizens to commit themselves to a pollution-free and safe Deepawali. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu hoped that the festival will bring illumination, peace, prosperity and happiness in the lives of people. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the President at Rashtrapati Bhawan and exchanged Diwali greetings with him. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, took the Twitter to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all celebrating Diwali, a happy and joyful festival. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a Twitter post, the ruler of Dubai posted the Diwali greetings in Hindi. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">UAE is home to approximately 3.3 million Indians. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Diwali is celebrated in the Emirates on a large scale by the Indian community. </span>