Luxury gifting ideas for Diwali

 Gifting is an essential part of Diwali. It is the time to dazzle up the corners of your house with fancy decor and designer diyas. There are a lot of gifting options available online and in the market when it comes to Diwali. But finding the perfect Diwali present for yourself and your loved ones adds more to the joy and excitement of this festival of lights. You can find some online Diwali gift packs below that may come in handy for last minute Diwali prep!

 

1. DIY Diwali pack: Make your own Diwali packs and send them to your loved ones to make their Diwali even more special! The pack may contain a variety of things like incense sticks, scented candles, perfume, decorative pooja thali, idols of Lakshmi and Ganesha, jewelry, sweets, dry fruits, etc.

 

2. Customized Diwali pack: You can get customized Diwali presents from online stores and add those items to make a customized Diwali gift pack. The pack may consist of a coffee mug with a picture of you and your loved one on it, a customized scrapbook with all the cherished snaps you have with your loved ones, an assortment of chocolates and other treats, a commissioned portrait of your loved one, etc.

 

3. Self-care Diwali gift pack: This pack is one of the most useful Diwali gift packs. You can gift this self-care pack and put a smile on your loved one’s face instantly. The pack can typically contain a cleanser, face scrub, moisturizer, face mask, eye cream, aftershave lotion, beard oil, bath bombs, shower gel, and what not. This gift pack will always remind your loved ones that you care for them and their well-being.

 

4. Light and color Diwali gift pack: This one is the simplest among all. This gift pack contains decorative LED lights, earthen diyas, herbal gulal for rangoli, etc.

 

For more info please visit: - https://diwalidecoration.com/collections/diwali-gift-boxes

Diwali & Lights

 

Diwali is popularly known as the festival of lights. This whole joyous occasion is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil. It is historically a religious festival of the people who follow and identify themselves with the Hindu religion. It is an yearly occasion and holds a lot of cultural as well as sociological and economical value in the big picture of the 21st century.

 

Decorations Are A Must

 

Any sort of festival is incomplete without massive decorations and decking up the place with lights, artificial or if the budget allows real flowers, coloured pieces of cloth in pandals, massive traditional art work and definitely some highly talented and creative people to dazzle the audience with their beautiful works.

 

Brighten Up Now!

 

One of the most important aspects of the whole beauty of Diwali is the bright glowing lights! When it comes to the outside of the buildings or temporary structures of a pandal it is usually the big round tungsten bulbs being used along with some huge square halogen lamps for the outer space to be well lit during the whole of the evening and night time. For the indoors we have the option of the small colourful convenient fairy lights. Fairy lights or popularly known as “twinkling lights used during diwali” are greatly used by people in order to enhance the overall attractiveness of a small place. There are many individuals who use it in their personal spaces such as bedrooms or drawing rooms. It comes in so many colours and anybody can get their favourite colour as their light in their own room. If you cannot find it in your local shop you can always look it up on the internet, online diwali lights are always a convenient option for purchasing. Be it the colour blue, pink, yellow or all of them together glowing alternatively, all of them serve the same purpose to brighten up your surroundings and sometimes they just brighten up your life.

 

For more info please visit: - https://diwalidecoration.com/collections/diyas-t-lights

Celebrating Diwali away from home

 

Diwali is probably the most revered festivals among the many celebrated in India. But the COVID-19 outbreak and its aftermath has left India in a situation where individuals are in no position to celebrate these festivals the way they used to. But we live in a world where we have everything at our fingertips. From classes to birthday parties, literally everything are held online these days, so why not celebrate Diwali online, right? Here are some cool ways to celebrate the festival of lights with your loved ones, away from home. 

 

 

 

1. Send e-invites: Design your Diwali cards for your virtual Diwali party. Add designs, rangolis, etc. to the background of your invitation card along with time and a list of events and send them to your friends and family via email.

 

2. Send gifts: Diwali is incomplete without gifts. You can send online Diwali gifts to your loved ones and make them feel the warmth of your presence even if you are away. You can choose from a variety of Diwali gifts such as, decorative diyas, dry fruit hampers, idols of deities, jewelry, sweets, etc. 

 

3. Fun virtual events: You can host virtual competitions like house decor competition, cooking competition, rangoli making competition, etc. You can also gather everyone virtually and have a bite together to get the feel of a Diwali dinner party!

 

4. Online Diwali performances: Miss grooving to Bollywood hits with your friends and family? You can always arrange for online Diwali performances. Gather your squad for the virtual Diwali party and have a gala time revisiting and recreating old times!

 

5. Online fashion show: Gear up and put on the best ethnic wear you own. Get all dolled up for this fun online fashion show where all your loved ones come together and show off the best pair of jhumkas or the expensive designer kurta they own!

 

 

For more info please visit: - https://diwalidecoration.com/collections/diwali-gift-boxes

Diwali decoration items under every budget

 

Diwali is incomplete without lights and decorations. But decorating your home under a budget could be difficult. This Diwali, bring all the glitz and glam of this festival of lights without digging a massive hole in your pocket. Below is a curated list of items that you can use to decorate your home without worrying about spending too much.

 

 

 

1. Thread lanterns: You can totally count on this, even if you think you don’t have much knowledge about art and craft. You will be needing cotton yarns, glue, balloons and water to make these lanterns. You just have to dip the whole yarn into a mixture of glue and water. Then you need to take a blown-up balloon and wind the yarn around the balloon firmly. Burst the balloon with a pin after the yarn dries off, then put some fairy lights inside it. There, you have your lantern ready to be hung anywhere in your home!

 

2. Online Diwali diya: Diyas are a quintessential part of Diwali. You can get a wide range of options for diyas online. There are eco-friendly earthen diyas with intricate designs to light up every nook and corner of your home, that too on a budget!

 

3. Hanging paper diyas: This is one of the cheapest Diwali decoration you can think of. You just need some colorful origami paper and cut them along the shape of diyas. Glue the paper diyas onto a string and hang them anywhere you want to!

 

4. Garlands and bells: These are some easily available items in the market. You can hang garlands and bells outside your door, string the garlands together and wrap them around pillars, string the bells together using a lace thread or tassels and decorate the ceilings with them.

 

 

For more info please visit: - https://diwalidecoration.com/collections/diyas-t-lights

A guide for your first Karwa Chauth

 

Karwa Chauth is one of the many firsts in a newly married woman’s life. Married women fast on this day for the health and prolonged life of their husbands. Many women make their own pooja thali by decorating and painting on it and use ingredients from their own pantry. But you can easily find all the ingredients along with the thali online. Newly-wed women can look for Karwa Chauth thali items online and save themselves some time and hassle. Below is a list of items that every woman will need for Karwa Chauth.

 

1.  Sargi: Other than the pooja thali there is another thali that is called ‘Sargi’. Sargi typically contains energizing food items that mothers-in-law send to their daughters-in-law before they start fasting. The food items prepared and presented by the mothers-in-law are believed to provide energy and nutrition to the daughters-in-law to sustain them through the ordeal of the fast. Sargi usually consists of fresh fruits and dry fruits, chapati, matthris, sabzi, curd, halwa, sweets, etc. These food items will make the fasting women feel full without causing indigestion.

 

2. Pooja thali items: Karwa Chauth pooja thali is the most important part of the ritual. The thali is usually decorated with mirrors, beads, petals and paint. It contains all the essential items for the pooja. The items are as follows:

●     Earthen lamp

●     Gadvi or Karwa pitcher filled with water

●     Incense sticks, matchbox

●     Kumkum or Sindoor

●     Haldi, rice, chandan

●     Flowers, ghee, food grains

●     Sweets, fruits and dry fruits

●     Strainer or Channi

●     Karwa Chauth Kalash

●     Soft, red or pink cloth to cover the thali

●     Camphor balls

 

For more info please visit: -

https://karvachauth.com/collections/thali-sets

Gift Ideas for different festivals

 

Festivals always call for gift-giving, no matter which country you belong to. Getting together with family, re-connecting with old friends and reaching out to relatives are a major aspect of almost all festivals. This is the time where we get time off from our busy daily schedules and have the time to truly connect with the people around us.

What better way to connect with people and let them know how much they mean to you, than by gifting them their favourite things? It can be a little confusing to decide on the right gift ideas for your loved ones, owing to the overwhelming amount of options. So, we have prepared a list of gift ideas for your loved ones, on different festive occasions.

·         Ganesh Chaturthi – This festival calls for gift-giving, mostly in the form of new clothes. Everybody wears fresh new clothes throughout the 10 days of ganesh chaturthi, making it the perfect gift idea. You have countless options for clothes both online and in your local market. Dry fruit and sweets boxes and food hampers also make great gift options for this occasion.

·         Diwali – Diwali is incomplete without gift-giving. We like to gift our family, friends, relatives and even colleagues on this auspicious occasion. Different types of gifts are appropriate for different people. Nonetheless, sweets and chocolates, lifestyle products, scented luxury candles, clothes, makeup as well as electronics make great gifts for diwali. Many stores both online and in your locality, offer large discounts on this festive season. You can find offline and online diwali gifts in a wide variety of choices during this time.

·         Christmas – Opening presents on a Christmas morning is a whole tradition in itself. As this is a winter festival, you can buy sweaters, candles and chocolates for great Christmas gifts.

Benefits of lighting diyas

 

Diyas are small earthen clay lamps that are lit up with ghee or oil in many occasions. Lighting a diya is an age-old tradition in the Indian culture. Be it in devotional ceremonies, pujas or festivals, diyas are a big part of our culture.

In today’s day and age, Diwali or the festival of lights have become synonymous with lighting up numerous diyas in every home. Apart from the traditional, cultural and aesthetic appeal, there are numerous benefits of lighting diyas.

·         Purifying – Lighting up en earthen lamp is actually said to cleanse and purify the air and bring in positive energy. Especially a ghee diya is known to evoke ‘sattvik’ energies and create a scared atmosphere. This is why an earthen lamp or diya is always lit up before any spiritual ceremony. This is also why many Indian households have a tradition of lighting up diyas twice a day.

·         Symbolism – Diyas are also a symbolic offering when it comes to spirituality. It symbolizes enlightenment by removing the darkness of ignorance. On the new moon night of Diwali when everything is dark, people light many diyas to symbolize the triuph of light. This is why you can find in the marketplace and online diwali diya of several different designs, shapes and sizes on this specific day.

·         Focus – A lesser known benefit of diyas are that they enhance focus and concentration. It is known that meditation upon the flame of diyas, in their positive energy, brings forth a sharper ability to focus.