Show Us Your Diwali Celebrations at Home
We’d love to see how you’ve prepared your home for Diwali. Your photos could appear in an upcoming Houzz feature
Diwali, the big and bright festival of lights celebrated by millions of Indians across the world, is now upon us. This holiday commemorates the triumph of light over darkness, of good over evil. Though there is only one Diwali day, the festivities stretch over a five-day period, this year starting October 17.
Diwali week is a time when family and friends come together to pray, dine and celebrate. From buying gold, which is considered auspicious, on the first day of the week, and offering prayers to Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, and lighting diyas, or oil lamps, to celebrate on Diwali, to brothers and sisters honoring each other on the fifth day, the festival has many traditions. One is preparing your home for the festivities — quite often, by repainting it.
Diwali week is a time when family and friends come together to pray, dine and celebrate. From buying gold, which is considered auspicious, on the first day of the week, and offering prayers to Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, and lighting diyas, or oil lamps, to celebrate on Diwali, to brothers and sisters honoring each other on the fifth day, the festival has many traditions. One is preparing your home for the festivities — quite often, by repainting it.
Photo by Wikicommons user Subhashish Panigrahi
Submit photos of your rangolis. During Diwali week, it’s common to find the entrances of Indian homes enhanced with beautiful rangolis, traditional floor decorations of colored powder, sand, rice and flowers. Do you have one at your home? If so, we’d love to see it! Please also tell us why you chose that particular motif, and share any tips you may have for amateurs.
Submit photos of your rangolis. During Diwali week, it’s common to find the entrances of Indian homes enhanced with beautiful rangolis, traditional floor decorations of colored powder, sand, rice and flowers. Do you have one at your home? If so, we’d love to see it! Please also tell us why you chose that particular motif, and share any tips you may have for amateurs.
Show us your festive table settings. We’d love to see how you prepped the food and drink stations for your Diwali parties and gatherings. What did you serve? What accessories did you use to deck the table? We want to see it all!
Post your Diwali decor. We’d love to see snapshots of your living room vignettes, as well as open spaces decorated with flower arrangements. Please also share photos of torans (decorative hangings for the home’s main entrance), paper lanterns, bowls filled with water and petals, hand-painted diyas and tea lights and shots of your puja room. We’d really love to see your festive decorations.
Photo by Flickr user Prabhakar Banerjee
Don’t forget to show us your home’s facade. On Diwali, home exteriors come alive with long strings of lights, lanterns and bulbs. How did you give a celebratory tone to your exteriors? What kind of lighting did you use? Post some high-resolution pictures, and show off your home and creativity.
Your turn: Please upload your best photos in Comments below and share how you celebrate!
More: How to Get Your Home Diwali Ready
Don’t forget to show us your home’s facade. On Diwali, home exteriors come alive with long strings of lights, lanterns and bulbs. How did you give a celebratory tone to your exteriors? What kind of lighting did you use? Post some high-resolution pictures, and show off your home and creativity.
Your turn: Please upload your best photos in Comments below and share how you celebrate!
More: How to Get Your Home Diwali Ready
We’d like to see your Diwali-ready home. Have you bought gorgeous diyas or string lights? Is your puja (prayer) space sparkling with flowers and other festive decorations, all ready for the Deepawali prayers? Please share your clearest, sharpest photo of your Diwali spaces in the Comments below, and tell us about them. Your photos and stories could be featured in an upcoming article on Houzz!
Show us your indoor lighting arrangements. From beautifully displayed candles and diyas (cup-shaped oil lamps of baked clay) to string lights, there are so many ways to brighten up a home for Diwali. Please show us how you add sparkle to your spaces!