First Diwali after Wedding

Diwali this year was more precious to me and Raj as we celebrated our first Diwali together after marriage. Thalai Diwali – which means the FIRST Diwali as a married couple. It’s supposed to be the most special and auspicious of occasions since it is out first Diwali as husband and wife.

I would love to give a simple elucidation about what’s behind Diwali, the celebration of festival of lights. Diwali is the most esteemed and celebrated occasions of Hindu faith. This celebration honors the triumph of good over evil with a lot more spiritual significance. It is more than just celebrating Lord Ram’s victory over the evil king. But it is also to grace the inner light as well. No matter what, who and where it is celebrated, the essence of the festival remains the same – Diwali is celebrated be grateful to life, the goodness and purified soul.

Of course above and behind all those legacy, Diwali is simply a joyous occasions with showers of firecrackers welcoming the celebration of goodness, light lamps and fairy lights illuminating the ambiance in our homes to signify that darkness has been banished for good and also abundance of sweet delicacies, new and colorful attires to paint the town red.

Raj and I had been looking forward for this occasion for a long time. He will be the most celebrated as a lovable son-in-law in my family. The first Diwali is being hosted by the bride’s family for the newlyweds. Raj drove down to KL two days earlier and we had our own time to do some eleventh hour shopping, decorating the house, prepping the ambiance and even making trips to Little India to get some firecrackers, extra decorations, raw items needed for rangoli kolam and enough of fairy lights to illuminate the entire house. Raj was so enthusiastic to put up the lights around the house – they look so lovely and festive, we organized the tea candles around the house, designs for kolam to be in place, and put up more decorations here and there to spruce things up. All this was done in two days in time for Diwali celebration to kick in.

We got up early on Diwali morning to have our oil bath, followed by prayers before we put on our best attire. As usual women ended up in kitchen exercising their muscles to have all the sumptuous meal spread out on our dining table. I and my sister puffed up the ambiance with lots of fresh flowers around the house. Music filled up the air. Nothing is more pleasing than having your loved ones by your side during a joyous occasion.

Morning of Diwali is usually about family time. Good family bonding, having meals together while catching up with the movies and reminiscing about the celebration in the past. Since Raj was celebrating his Diwali in KL for the first time ever, we were invited to his parents place for a get-together lunch which again is about lots of food! We enjoyed the company more than the food for sure.

Night of Diwali saw us hosting the dinner for all our friends at our place. We made sure we prepared plenty of food, delicacies and alcohols to last the night. We had a good time chatting, drinking and eating our way round the clock. A Diwali to remember!

It was a fantastic day and I had such a great time with my husband, family and friends. Happy Diwali once again!