Diwali 2017 celebrations
Diwali, the festival of lights! The festival everyone eagerly waits for. This whole month is a busy one as two festivals (Dussehra and Deepavali) come one after another with no much time gap. Every Indian household engrosses in cleaning and decorating their houses and shopping of course. Diwali also includes crackers but this year I decided to celebrate smoke and noise free Diwali. So, wanna see how I celebrated this Diwali 2017 in the absence of crackers.
1. Vibrant Rangolis
When I was a kid, we used to put rangolis at our grandparent’s place for every festival. But these days, it has become very less. But this year, we decided to bring it back and relive those memories again. So, this is the rangoli we (I mean, mom) did at our home.
2. Lakshmi Puja/Prayer
On this day, a special puja is offered to Goddess Lakshmi in the morning and evening as well.
3. Decorating homes with Diyas
The beauty of house increases with the number of Diyas. I love this part. No matter how many Diyas we put it always seems less to me.
4. Sweets, sweets, and lots of sweets
Making a lot of sweets and exchanging them with our loved ones is an every Diwali routine. And laddoos are a must-have-recipe in every Indian household.
5. Family gatherings
Fun part! Meeting family members, get-togethers, waves of laughter, exchanging gifts, never-ending photoshoots etc etc etc… After all, festivals are meant to spend time with family more than anything. Every year it’s a ritual to celebrate every Diwali at our grandparent’s home. So as usual, we went there and had a great time.
6. Crackers
Diwali usually includes crackers. Children love them (I do, too). We used to fire a whole lot of crackers for every Diwali. But considering the air and sound pollution, we didn’t burst any crackers this year.
You may also like to read about the crackers ban in Delhi
My Diwali 2017 lookbook
My most favorite part of any festival is shopping and dressing up. But this time I couldn’t do much shopping so I gave my earlier dresses a new look. Took mom’s help as she has more fashion sense than me. We have planned two looks, one for the morning puja and the other for the evening.
Traditional morning look
In the morning, I choose to wear a traditional outfit. So, I turned my crop top and skirt into a traditional lehenga. Also, I added a tinge of Orange (orange is the new black) and gold to give it a more traditional festive look. To complement the lehenga I paired it up with jewelry and lots of bangles. And I just love the way everything blended.
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Coming to the makeup, I’ve tried to keep it as simpler as possible cause I like the look-natural makeup and I really loved the way it complimented my outfit.
A little contrast in the evening
Unlike the other festivals, Diwali celebrations continue till night with lighting up the Diyas all over the house, crackers and all. And Diwali nights are usually filled with smoke. So, to keep up with all the smoke and sweat, I had kept the evening look quite simple yet striking. I chose a simple cotton Kurta and amped it up with makeup and accessories.
As you can see, I have paired this kurta with a nice pair of earrings, a simple choker neckpiece and a watch (didn’t wear anything on the other hand, left it simple). And, put on a coffee shaded lip tint to add an extra to my ordinary kurta. *wink*
You may also like the boho style of dressing
Love,
Nikki.
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Great article on Diwali!
Thanks!
Beautiful work. You really had a nice time.
Thank you!
I really like your post. It was nice to get to know more about the celebration and how you enjoyed it! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
I’ve always wanted to celebrate Diwali. At least I got a glimpse of it through this post. Thanks for sharing.
Pleasure is all mine! 🙂
It was nice to get to know more about the celebration. Beautiful photos!
Thank you!
wow these pictures are beautiful they portray very well your very rich culture, good post
Thanks a lot!
diwali is like my fav festival of course with no crackers( thanks to Modi)
Yeah! 🙂
Wow, these decorations are so beautiful and intricate! Thanks for sharing this cultural experience with us!
Pleasure! 🙂
It’s interesting how we get to meet and learn about a new culture through blogs.
Thank you for letting us in.
Tadeja
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Thank you!
Great article, really interesting. Loved reading it and enjoyed seeing the pics!
Thanks a lot!
Beautiful pictures. It is always amazing to see people find a connection to their culture and rituals in a way or another
Thanks so much! 🙂
Really love the pictures. I’ve been to a Diwali event last month? Two months ago? and it was wonderful
Diwali event two months ago? How?
Anyway, thanks! 🙂
Thank you for this! I just found out my Trinidadian side of my family celebrates Diwali and I think I will add this into my life next year!
Happy Diwali!
That’s wonderful. You sure will enjoy it. 🙂
Thanks and happy Diwali to you too!
Such a beautiful celebration. I love all of the vibrant colors and the festivities.
Thanks! 🙂
Happy belated Deepawali! I am in equal measures glad and surprised you didn’t mention crackers as a nostalgic element in Deepawali! But my favourite parts are the diyas of course. You looked fabulous needless to say.
May the blessings of the light be with us!
Yea, crackers sure are nostalgic elements but considering the pollution they’re causing we didn’t buy much this time.
Thanks so much and wish you the same! 🙂
Great post! Good to know about other people’s culture and tradition. I have some Indian friends and co workers also so I am kind of familiar with it. I love Indian food too!
Wow, that’s great.
Thanks!
The pictures look lovely.. Happy Diwali
Thank you! Wish you the same.
Thank you for sharing! Such a beautiful festival!
Pleasure!
Thank you for sharing your traditions with us. The sweets look amazing!
Always a pleasure! Thanks.
Wow…very interesting… your outfit is very beautiful!!
Thanks! 🙂
Brilliant article Nikki, I was in India some years ago during Diwali time,this is something I have always wanted to repeat.
Thanks, Roamy! 🙂
Glad this post reminded you of all your memories!
Just beautiful! It’s inspiring me to learn more about these traditions.
Thank you!
Sure, follow the blog and get to know more. 🙂
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