From flower sellers and potters to electricians, delivery riders and sanitation workers, meet the people who work behind the scenes to make Mumbai’s Diwali sparkle. Long before the first diya is lit, Mumbai’s Diwali begins in the dark. Tempos from Nashik and Satara reverse into the lane under the Dadar flyover and tip out sacks of marigold, while electricians in Kalbadevi load coils of fairy lights onto their shoulders.