Gearing up for Diwali

Diwali is just around the corner, and if you are bursting with enthusiasm like me, but don’t know how to go about celebrating it on your own, here are a couple of cool ideas that I found to be very simple and doable.

- Make an aakash kandil. It’s actually a class 2 crafts project kind of activity, but it is much fun working with glue and cutting stuff with a pair of scissors and making a mess in general. My first attempt at making one last night failed, as I used kite paper which kinda sagged. Today I am going to try again with those glittery wrapping paper sort of thing. No I am not retarded, its just the Diwali fever.

- This one is only applicable to residents of Bangalore. Go take a chakkar of Pottery town (near Frazer Town). It is hardly a town, its more like a busti of potters. We went there last weekend and the whole settlement is running in full throttle, trying to meet the sky high demand for diyas. We also witnessed live pottery making and also watched the pots getting baked in a furnace. It’s a great place to visit now, more so if you have children. You can ask them for a small lump of the potters clay to try out stuff at home. Don’t expect rock bottom prices as the potters have learnt the tricks of the trade, but it’ll still be cheaper than the market prices.

- Cook the goodies  you associate Diwali with. Depending on what part of India you’re from, you can make chaklis, chiwda, besan ke laddus, cholafali, mathri, karanji and what not. There are plenty of resoures on the internet for diwali specific recipes. I have made a small list of 5 things I want to prepare for Diwali. I am still in the “getting the ingredients” phase. Of course, I’ll post the pictures when I actually get around to making them.

This post is getting much longer than I thought. So the next points are going to be very brief.

- Some crackers. One phuljhadi or zameen chakkar won’t push the earth off balance.

- New clothes. This is my favourite part.

- Rangoli and colours. Some awesome Diwali decor ideas here.

- Cleaning the shelves, dusting the windows. This is my least favourite part. But unless I do some cleaning, it just doesn’t *feel* like Diwali.

Let me know how you’re gearing up for Diwali.

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