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DIY Diwali Decorations

Diwali is a festival of lot of DIY projects! Diwali decorations include making aakash kandils, rangoli, diya decoration, mud forts and sumptuous cooking!

Aakash Kandil – Lantern

[Aakash– sky, kandil– lantern]

Aakash kandil is traditionally an oil lamp or lantern lit and hung high outside the home, on terraces or outside windows. After electricity became common, it came to be replaced by electric lights encased in the traditional or modern lanterns. No Diwali decoration is complete without the beautiful, graceful aakash kandil.

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Diwali festival

Happy Diwali!

Diwali is here!

Wishing everyone a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Diwali!

It is the time to sparkle, dazzle and spread joy and light in every corner!

Diwali is the festival of lights. Literally, ‘Diwali’ or ‘Deepawali’ means ‘deep’= light; (festival) of lights= ‘deepawali’.

Spiritually speaking, the brightness of the light signifies positivity and happiness. And this festival is about creating and experiencing the warmth of the positiveness.

Mythology related to Diwali

Diwali like almost all festivals in India has a religious and mythological relevance. This festival is celebrated to commemorate the victorious return of the great godly ruler Shri Ram and his wife Sita to their kingdom of Ayodhya. King Ram rescued Sita  by defeating Ravan the King of Lanka (present day Sri Lanka) who had taken Sita a hostage against her will in ‘Ashok Vatika‘ in Lanka (a present day botanical garden in Sri Lanka). ( ‘ashok’ / ‘ashoka’ = a kind of tree found in South Asian and Indian sub-continent, ‘vatika’ = garden)  Continue reading “Diwali festival”