Elements of Diwali

Diwali Decorations:

When it is time for the celebration of Diwali festival, markets get filled up with various kinds of decorative elements, ranging from beautiful banners and door hangings to decorative candles, diyas and lamps. When people talk about Diwali, festival of light, the first thing that strikes the mind is without doubt the Diwali decorations.

Initially, the task of decorating the house Diwali, and makes it seem brighter, the first and most important is to clean the house thoroughly, so it is completely free of dust. People generally use a fresh coat of paint on walls and doors to lend a revitalizing look to their dwelling place. Diwali is the time to decorate your house in a traditional manner using a variety of decorations for Deepawali festival. These decorations help many to add pizzazz to your home.

When you do not want to spend lots of money on buying new furniture for your house, so it is best to change the basic settings of furniture and other decorative pieces. It will give your house a different look. The traditional elements that affect the market for many years, is under constant modification to suit the needs of modern times.

To give your home a festive charm, go hunting for some traditional door hangings, which are decorated with mirror work. As part of Diwali decorations, draw people rangolis, which is very pleasing to look at. If you wish to further strengthen the appeal rangoli, you can line it with decorative diyas and candles. Illuminate your entire house with colorful lights. Place diyas in every nook and corner. Decorate your house during Diwali time is fun and enjoyed by all.

Diwali Diyas:

At the time of Diwali festival, the markets witnessed extreme overcrowding. This is because people rush to the markets to shop for Decorative Diwali Diya lamps. Diwali is a festival that is observed to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. It spreads the light by overcoming darkness. Here light is related to the knowledge and consciousness and darkness is used to ignorance, which prevents the road to humanity and leads people to commit inhuman acts. Since the lamps and diyas contribute greatly to the lighting of the area, they are considered to be crucial.

Diwali diyas play a major role in illuminating the home and the people are of the belief that Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha visit only those homes that are well lit. Lamps made of clay are also used for illumination of the houses. Candles are positioned in different corners of the rooms. Diya These lamps are also used to beautify the rangoli and thus make it more visually appealing. Diyas are placed before the idols of gods, while performing the Lakshmi Ganesh Puja. These days, you can find a fantastic range of Diwali diyas and candles on the market as those conducted by Zari and mirror work. The Ganesh diyas are very popular.

Diwali Rangoli:

To give a warm welcome to the guests, beautiful rangolis is pulled outside the main gate of the house. Well, the tradition of rangolis on Deepavali is not new and is not transmitted from one generation to another. It is believed that the gods visit the households that are beautifully decorated on the occasion of Diwali. Diwali rangoli patterns vary from region to region.

Diwali rangoli making is the art that adorns the doorstep of the house with a nice design. The rangoli is basically a floor painting, which are usually based on a theme. Popular motifs include Birds, fish, lotus and snakes, which are indicative of unanimity between humans and animals. Celestial images, like the sun and moon are increasingly finding their way into the design of the rangoli design.

The design of the interface model of two triangles represent the Saraswati, the goddess of learning and knowledge. The twenty four petals of the lotus flower is formulated in such a way that the surrounding triangles. In the outer circle, traces of goddess Lakshmi favorites. For every corner there is a footprint. Design of rangoli differs from place to place as in northern Bihar, the footsteps of Lakshmi is drawn in such a way that the toes point inward, indicating the construction of Laxmi in the house.

All that goes into making a rangoli consists of rice, flour, legumes, leaves, and a sincere effort. Most of you will come to see rangolis in white color because it's a color that stands for purity, peace and serenity. Rice is a symbol of prosperity. Therefore, a pasta made from rice and used to create wonderful rangolis for Diwali. To fill the white rangoli to give it a distinctive look, people sometimes use turmeric. Vermillion is also increasingly moving towards rangoli, since it is considered very promising.

Diwali Puja:

The festival of Diwali to bring people together to offer prayers to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha who is believed to bring good health, wealth and prosperity. There is an appropriate time to perform the Diwali Puja. People keep their doors and windows open at the time of Diwali Lakshmi Puja, which gives a welcome to the gods. It is believed that the gods home visits on the occasion of Diwali.

At the time of Diwali Pooja, making people offering to Agni Devta, the Lord of fire. It is a way to offer food, especially prepared for the Diwali festival, the gods. Diwali Puja mainly consists of sixteen steps where each step represents a ceremony to be performed by a Hindu in his life that welcomes the gods that give them a place to sit, wash their feet, offering food and clothing to them and find their divine blessings.

The tender also includes fresh flowers and various herbs. The second thing is associated with Deepawali Lakshmi Ganesh Puja singing songs, chanting, ringing of bells and blowing of conch shells. To avert the evil spirits, small lamps made of clay, better known as diyas, are lit. It also serves as a means to express their own information. 

After the Puja is over, the sweets are offered to the goddess as 'Naivedya'. It is then distributed in the form of 'Prasad' to the people. It is followed by exchange of gifts and greeting cards. Yummy feast is served to all. People visit their friends and relatives to wish them Happy Diwali.

Diwali Food:

When it is time to resuscitation your energy for Diwali celebrations, magazines are filled with recipes for Deepawali. When you talk about Diwali food, the first thing that strikes the mind is without doubt the Diwali sweets. The cooking shows in great demand in the days of Diwali festival, and almost all women get hooked on the television to watch these shows. The best part is that the chefs also provide an overview of all the Diwali recipes, which helps to ensure that you have not overlooked anything.

If you want to greet your loved one in a special way on the festive occasion of Diwali may be a better idea than to prepare his favorite dish? Not only is it a very inexpensive way to wish your beloved, but also serves as one of the best ways to express your feelings for each other. There are many people who can be credited for that you get to where you are today. On this festive occasion, invite your near and dear and serve them nice lip

smacking food.

Below are given some ideas on making the dishes for Diwali, check out:

      * Badam Doodh 

      * Besan Ladoo 

      * Dahi Wada 

      * Gajar Ka Halwa 

      * Gur Ke Chawal (Rice with Jaggery) 

      * Malpua 

      * Moong daal Halwa 

      * Sitaphal Rabdi 

      * Meethi Kachori