Diwali the most loved festival will soon be here and if you are looking for ideas on how to celebrate this is what you need to read.
In this story there are places to visit, staycations as well as food and where to eat.
Unusual Diwali celebrations in India
- Burning effigies in Goa to celebrate the victory of Lord Krishna over Narakasura on the eve of Diwali.
- Andhra Pradesh celebrates with the recitation of Harikatha as a form of prayer to Lord Vishnu
- Building mud forts as replicas of forts that were once ruled by Shivaji in Maharashtra.
- Tamil Nadu has a tradition of cleaning a vessel and also making a herbal medicine marundhu
- ‘Gharondas’ or mud houses built inside homes in Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
- Buddhi Diwali is celebrated in Himachal Pradesh after a month
- In Orissa kaunria is a special ritual for Diwali
- West Bengal celebrates Diwali as Kali Puja
- Karnataka celebrates Bali Padyami with stories of King Bali and forts made from cow dung.
- Punjab celebrates Bandi Chhor Diwas on Diwali and the golden temple is lit with thousands of earthen lamps.
Read the full story that first appeared in Spice Route’s Oct 2025 issue here:
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