November 01, 2013

How to celebrate Deepavali festival - Diwali festival

How to celebrate Deepavali festival - Diwali festival - We are Wishing a Very Happy and Joyous Diwali to our sons, relatives, friends and readers. May God bless you and your family with Happiness, Peace and Prosperity. May your future shine as Bright as Diwali Lights, as Colourful as Rangoli Colours, and as Sweet as Diwali Sweets. Celebrate and Enjoy Diwali. Happy Diwali.

Deepavali or Diwali is a festival of lights. Deepavali means row of lights. During this festival the house is decorated with lights. Rangolis with colourful powder are drawn in front of the door and Lords in the puja room. This festival is celebrated for  five days. On all these five days homes are lit with diyas, candles, lanterns, and lights. People enjoying the sound and light of firecrackers by bursting them. 

Dhanteras is the first day of the diwali festival. On the night of dhanteras, rangoli with colourful rangoli powder is drawn in front of the god and steel pot with water is kept on rangoli. The pot is decorated with marigold flower, kumkum and turmeric powder. A fresh coconut is placed on the top of this pot. A ritual of puja with ghee arati is made to it. 

Narak Chaturdashi is the second day of the diwali festival. This day is celebrated by early morning, oil massage is made with coconut oil and bathing held with scrubbing fragrant ubtan powder, followed by a special puja and breakfast with sweets like chibud rasayana, sweet poha, variety of laddus, karanji and snacks like chakli, shankarpali, chiwda etc. 

Lakshmi Pujan is the third day of diwali festival. It is celebrated in the evening. On this day in the evening before 6 p.m. house and Gods are decorated with marigold flower, rangoli and is  lit with diyas, lanterns and lights. The puja is made between 6 p.m. to  8 p.m. Variety of sweets and snacks are offered as naivedya to God and they are distributed after puja. After the puja, people burst crackers, sparklers and enjoy the sound and light of fireworks. Special dinner with kheer, pulao, fried kurdai, vada, poori, delicious sabzis are prepared to serve the family members. 

Padwa or Balipratipada is the fourth day of diwali festival. This day is celebrated as padwa. A main day of diwali festival. In my region newly married daughters with their husbands are invited for special meals. They are served with gifts and ornaments. 

Bhaubeej is the fifth day of diwali festival. It celebrates the rituals by performing a puja or arati by sister for her brother, she draws a tika or tilak on his forehead, followed by serving a delicious special meal, then brother offered a lovely gift to his sister.



Diwali sweets and snacks recipes in this space


Kheer and Desserts

Kharjura (date) payasa
Rasmalai
Mix fruits seekarane
Chibud rasayana
Rava banana kesari ( sheera)
Pumpkin kheer
Kharbuja Rasayana
Phool Makhana Pudding
Rice, Chanadal, Coconut Milk Kheer
Moong Dal Kheer - Split Green Gram Kheer
Chana Dal Kheer
Paneer Kheer
Mango Rasayana - Mavina Seekarane
Rava Chanadal Kheer
Amrakhand
Badam Kheer - Almond Kheer
Fruit Salad Vanilla flavoured
Vermicelli (Sevai) Kheer
Phirni - Rice Flour Kheer
Sitaphal Rabdi
White Gourd Kheer

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