Wishing all readers a Very Happy Diwali!! :) Diwali or Deepavali is a festival of lights.

Today is the first day of Diwali and is called narakachaturdashi. Today, we get up before sunrise, apply lots of oil on the body and then take a hot water bath also called abhyanga snan in marathi. After this we prepare “god phovu” or sweet poha and eat it along with all the crunchies and munchies :D.

The crunchies and munchies are more sensibly called “khaan” in Konkani and “Pharaal” in Marathi. These include the sweet and the non sweet dishes like laddu, chakli, shanakarpali, chiroti, etc.. These are the most interesting part of Diwali for a person like me who does not like to burst crackers. In the evening, we light diyas’ in front of the house and celebrate the festival of lights.

Here is a picture of what I prepared this year for Diwali. The recipes for all of these are coming up shortly. So keep watching this space! :)

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