I just had no time today. So, posting a few pics taken at home, in response to Reenaโs Exploration Challenge: Light
“Subham Karoti Kalyanam Arogyam Dhana Sampadah
Shatru Buddhi Vinashaya Deepa Jyoti Namostute
Meaning: I fold my hands before the light that brings prosperity, auspiciousness, good health, abundance of wealth and destruction of the enemy’s intellect. ( or darkness)
I remember my grand mom reciting this sloka and a few more everyday while lighting the lamp. I loved to accompany her in this ritual. Today, many people celebrate Dhanteras. Whereas for us at home today, itโs a festival where we fill up our buckets, drums with water up to brim, in the evening and perform a small pooja to all the containers that hold water(considered sacred Ganga) and pray for its availability in abundance.
Personally, I love this Festival of Lights- DeeavaLi – literally translates to – a line of lights – in Kannada! I love to decorate my house with Diyas. It brings a lot of positive energy I feel. New clothes, lights, lamps and yummy food are all just small things we as a family enjoy together. My daughtersโ names are synonymous to light! The younger one is โDiyaโ. She is super thrilled to light Diya. โDiya lights Diyaโ she keeps repeating this in excitement ๐
Wishing everyone abundance of prosperity this festive season โค๏ธ




Beautiful! Thanks for opening the doors of your sanctum sanctorum to us. Wishing you and your family a very happy Diwali!
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Thank you so much for your very kind words Reena. Thanks for the wishes . Wishing you and your family a very happy Diwali ๐
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Wishing you the same! Hope you had a good one ๐
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Festival of Lights ……. by Happy Soul
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Thanks a lot for sharing ๐
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Very interesting post! Loved your decoration. My blessings to your kids.
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Thank you very much Ramya โค๏ธ๐
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What beautiful lights!๐
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Thank you very much ๐
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your welcome! ๐
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Happy Diwali dear HS. Have a safe celebration. ๐โจ๐งจ๐
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Thank you so much Preeths.. wishing you too the same ๐
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Happy Diwali Ru!โค
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Thanks a lot Zi.. wishing you and your family abundance of prosperity this festive season ..โค๏ธ
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Thank you!โค
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Wish you and your family a very Happy Deepavali. The decoration of rangoli and lit deepas truly a feast for the eyes. God bless your daughters. Hope this festival, lights our inner peace and spirits.
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Thank you so much for the compliments Usha.. truly brought a smile on my face … wishing you and your family a very happy deepavaLi too …
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Beautiful arrangement!๐โค๏ธ
I love celebrating Diwali too…
Happy Diwali Happy Soul!!โค๏ธ
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Thank you so much dear Hema.. wishing you a very happy Diwali too โค๏ธ
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Happy Diwali๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช
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Thank you so much .. best wishes to you too ๐๐
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Always welcome and Thank you
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Happy Diwali! ๐
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Hey Eugi, thank you so much for your wishes. Means a lot ๐๐
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My pleasure!
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Happy Diwali ๐
Rangoli looks beautiful ๐
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Hi dear Dulcy… thank you so much. Happy festivities to you n family too.. thanks a lot for the compliments โค๏ธ๐
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Welcome ๐
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The rangoli looks super cool
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Ha ha thanks a lot Harsh.. I love rangoli art ๐
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Happy Deepavali
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Thank you so much, Her and wish you the same tooo ๐
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Beautiful decoration, deeply appreciate your sincerity in tradition and giving time for your blog in midst of heavy work.
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I canโt thank you enough for your sweet words โค๏ธmeans a lot to me dear … big thank you ๐
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My pleasure ๐
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Beautiful post as always, HS! Happy Diwali!
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Thanks so much dear Rishika ๐wish you a happy Diwali too ๐
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Lovely decorations HS. Happy Diwali ๐
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Thank you so much dear R. Wish you the same too … ๐
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Look at the decoration done through Diyas, it’s beautiful ๐
I love Diyas more than those lights!
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Me toooo .. I love Diyas .. the more natural and handmade the better! Itโs too windy as we stay in the first floor so I restrict my self from placing too many. ๐
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Wow Ru, these are beautiful
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Thank you so much Jude ๐ I love this festival the most
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Not many festivals where I’m from but it’s an emerging culture.
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Wow HappySoul. I’m so late on your blog this time. Got so much occupied.
Those decorations… it’s still giving me those diwali wale vibes๐
It’s beautiful.
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Hey Anushka… I absolutely understand.. Iโm in the same boat. Unable to read through blogs regularly.. ๐stuck with some work or the other
Thanks so much ๐๐
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Beautiful pics and post, HS. My mom chants this shokla, reminds me of my younger days. Thanks for this post, HS. ๐ Happy Deepavali.
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Thank you so much Aishwarya โฃ๏ธ๐Iโm glad you could relate to it.. happy deepavaLi to you all too โค๏ธ๐
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You are welcome, HS. Thanks for the wishes. ๐
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Those lines.. I recite it everyday during the sandhya time.. when we light lamp for Gods ๐
And yes.. all you decorations looks so lovely ๐
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Yes Nima, same here ๐
Thank you so much. Happy you liked it โฃ๏ธ
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You are welcome โค๏ธ
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