Diwali Parties: Where Sacred Rituals Meet the Social Season
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is a time of magic and celebration. According to Devisha Kumari Singh, Jaipur It girl and aesthete, it's a time for a "soft reset, a moment to pause, to realign, and to welcome the light back in."
For me, Diwali has always been a soft reset, a moment to pause, to realign, and to welcome the light back in.
The festival marks the new moon on the darkest night of the year and the start of a new one, with the main celebration falling on a single night. The five-day festival begins with Dhanteras, a day when it's considered auspicious to buy something in gold or silver.
Author's summary: Diwali parties combine sacred rituals and social season.