Diwali, our style!

Three days of Diwali have come and gone and all we have left are memories and gunjiyas!

It was our first Diwali as a married couple and our first Diwali in Hong Kong. While we missed our family and friends, we decided to make the most of it and celebrate!

Diwali, as the world knows it, is the festival of lights. Diwali, as I know it, is the festival of good food and lights! Had I been home, I would have been feasting on gujiyas, pethas, mathri and so on. The highlight would have the package coming all the way from Calcutta with some of mamiji's choicest mithais and namkeens.

But, I was not home and we were on our own. And instead of saying, "ghar main aisa hota hai", we decided to start our own Diwali traditions and do things our way. I guess this is what marriage feels like - being team players. So while I cooked, the husband decorated, cooked and was sous chef extraordinaire!

The cooking...

... the decorating...

... the puja...

... poker with friends...

... and the fireworks!!

The Narayans had a Happy Diwali in Hong Kong indeed! Hope you ate a lot and made merry during Diwali too!! :D