Happy "Belated" Diwali!!

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Diwali was a blast! Celebrated with family and friends, lit a small amount of sparklers to prevent pollution, had a divine prayer and lit many diya's (oil lamps) and candles!

 We hold Vedic Pooja's which I have learnt. One ritual in the Pooja (prayer) is after deities have been bathed and dressed, 4-8 diya's are kept around Goddess Lakshmi. These Diya's are then put around the 4 corners (if 4 diya's are lit) or 8 corners (if 8 diya's are lit) around the outside of the house after the Pooja. These primary diya's keep the house bright. After the Pooja other diya's and candles are kept as well. I was awed at seeing this divine sight. We placed Goddess Lakshmi on a bamboo plate and kept the diya's around her in the eight directions (N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW). She was offered pink and red carnations to enhance the sight!

 I personally don't like dealing with coloured rangoli powder (rangoli is a design made in Indian homes). I made a Rangoli with 4 diya's and 4 flowers. I kept these around the yard to make sure everywhere was bright 😊

 This is the Kalash. A kalash is a sacred pot kept in prayers. I was loving this Kalash plate!!

This is a picture of one of the shelves in our Prayer Room cupboard. We lit our Aarti diya (left) and Lakshmi/ Kamakshi Diya too (Right).  These diya's are available in puja stores from small to big, it is very auspicious to keep a Lakshmi Diya/Deepam in your home! Behind is our little Bal Gopal and to His right is Lord Ganesh and to His left is Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman. To the right of the Lakshmi Deep is a statue of Kartikeya/Murugan. The big photo in the middle is Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesh, Goddess Saraswati all together. What a divine sight ☺

 I made this Diwali centre piece! We were gifted this plate thing (idk) and it came with these pebbles and colour assorted beads. When I cleaned this, I had to take out all the beads and I didn't want to sort  out all the beads so I just mixed them up. I then added these diya's and tea light candles and it looked magnificent. I still have this centre piece in my living room!

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