This was my first Diwali with PD. Diwali is my favourite festival of all times, and unfortunately we had missed celebrating our first Ganesh Chathurthi and our first Dussehra due to unavoidable circumstances (humph!) So we were determined to make our first Diwali a memorable one. Despite the fact that there were no colourful explosions lighting up the sky or sounds of firecrackers filling our ears. Despite the fact that it was all so quiet outside that you could even hear the neighbors walking around in their living room. Despite the lack of festive air all around and people going about their chores without a thought for Diwali. Undeterred, we just went ahead and had a memorable Diwali.
We set up our puja place and bought lots of candles to make up for lack of traditional Diwali diyas. I have been making a flower rangoli for every Diwali since the last few years, so much that its become a Diwali tradition for me. So we made one this year too. (I know, I know, a pookalam is an Onam tradition and not a Diwali one. But I don't celebrate Onam, and I love pookalams!) And of course, you don't celebrate Diwali without yummy festive food. So, we had pulihaara and payasam for this Diwali. So all in all, we had an awesome Diwali, albeit a quiet one!
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