दीया जलाइए Touch the diya to light it
॥ शुभ दीपावली ॥
May the light of a million diyas find its way to you.
What is Diwali
On the darkest night of the year — Amavasya, the new moon of the month of Kartik — homes across India and around the world are lit with rows of little clay lamps. Doorsteps bloom with rangoli, sweets pass from hand to hand, and the sky fills with light.
It is a festival of many stories, all saying the same thing: light wins over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance.
Chapter one · अयोध्या
Long ago, in the golden city of Ayodhya, lived Prince Rama — kind, brave and loved by everyone. On the eve of his crowning, an old promise sent him into the forest for fourteen years.
Sita, his wife, and Lakshmana, his brother, refused to let him walk alone.
Chapter two · वन
Years passed among rivers and sages. One day a deer of shimmering gold appeared at the edge of their hut. Sita longed for it, and Rama followed it deep into the trees.
It was a trick. While he was gone, the ten-headed king Ravana carried Sita away to his island kingdom of Lanka.
Chapter three · हनुमान
Hanuman, the mightiest of Rama’s friends, grew as tall as a mountain and leapt across the sea. In a grove in Lanka he found Sita and placed Rama’s ring in her hand.
A small ring, carrying a big promise: he is coming.
Chapter four · राम सेतु
An army of vanaras carried rocks to the shore. On each one they wrote a single name — राम — and every stone floated.
Stone by stone, a bridge stretched all the way to Lanka.
Chapter five · विजय
On the battlefield of Lanka the war raged for days. At last Rama drew his bow, and a single arrow of light found its mark. Ravana fell.
Sita was free. Good had won.
Chapter six · दीपावली
They flew home in the Pushpaka Vimana, arriving on the darkest night of the year. So that their king would not return to darkness, the people of Ayodhya placed a lamp on every doorstep, every wall, every step down to the river.
A row of lights. दीपावली. Diwali.
Five days of light
Your turn
108 is a sacred number. Tap each lamp to light it — every flame rings a little bell. Light them all and see what happens.
The whole courtyard glows. शुभ दीपावली!
Rangoli studio
Rangoli welcomes Lakshmi into the home. Draw anywhere on the floor — your strokes are mirrored around the circle like coloured powder from your fingertips.
Akash kandil
Write a wish for someone you love. Fold it into a paper lantern and let it rise.
Mithai box
No Diwali is complete without a box of mithai going from house to house. Pick one.
Choose a sweet
Each one carries its own wish for the year ahead.
A little film for your status
A twenty-second Diwali greeting, sized for WhatsApp status and stories, with its own music. Download it, or send it straight to family.
Made with Remotion · original music in Raag Bhupali
The grand finale
Everyone on the rooftop. Turn your sound up.
…or tap anywhere in the sky to launch your own
Pass the light on
Add their name and yours. They’ll get this whole website, opened just for them — starting with a diya waiting to be lit.