Personalized Diwali Plan
October 21, 2025 | A celebration of light, love, and tradition for you, your family, and relatives.
🍌Master Checklist & Timeline
Master Diwali Planning Checklist
4 Weeks Out (Sep 23 - Sep 30)
3 Weeks Out (Oct 1 - Oct 7)
2 Weeks Out (Oct 8 - Oct 14)
1 Week Out (Oct 15 - Oct 20)
Diwali Day (Oct 21)
Dynamic Timeline
4 Weeks Out
Budget, Menu & Cleaning Plan
3 Weeks Out
Invites & Puja Item Shopping
2 Weeks Out
Outfits, Firecrackers & Groceries
1 Week Out
Decorations, Sweet Making, Final Prep
Diwali Day!
Puja, Feast & Celebration
🍌Idea & Resource Hub
Menu Planner & Grocery List
Celebration Menu +
Drink: Badam Milk
Appetizers: Aloo Tikki, Palak Pakoras
Main Course: Savory Rice Pancakes,
Dal Makhani, Aloo Gobi, Jeera Rice, Roti/Paratha
Desserts: Besan Laddu, Gulab Jamun,
Rice Kheer
Grocery List +
- Potatoes: 2 kg
- Spinach: 500g
- Cauliflower: 1 large
- Onions: 1 kg
- Tomatoes: 1 kg
- Ginger: 200g
- Garlic: 2 heads
- Marigold flowers
- Milk: 3-4 liters
- Ghee: 500g
- Basmati Rice: 1.5 kg
- Rice Flour: 500g
- Besan: 500g
- Urad Dal: 500g
- Spices (various)
- Cooking Oil: 1 liter
- Gulab Jamun Mix
- Dry fruits: 200g
Shopping Assistant
Puja Samagri +
- Ganesha & Lakshmi Idols
- Wooden Chowki
- Red/Yellow Cloth
- Earthen Diyas (25-30)
- Cotton Wicks
- Kalash
- Gangajal
- Panchamrit Ingredients
- Fresh Flowers & Leaves
- Fruits & Sweets
- Whole Coconut
- Kumkum, Chandan, Haldi
- Incense & Camphor
- Puja Thali & Bell
- Currency Notes & Coins
Decoration Guide
- ✨ Vibrant Diya-shaped Rangoli
- ✨ Warm Fairy Lights
- ✨ Urli Bowls with Floating Candles
- ✨ Marigold & Mango Leaf Torans
- ✨ Scented Candles (Sandalwood, Rose)
Music Playlists
- 🎵 **Morning Puja:** Devotional & Serene
- 🎵 **Daytime:** Joyful Bollywood
- 🎵 **Evening Dinner:** Soothing Instrumentals
🍌Event & Ritual Scheduler
Diwali Day Schedule: Oct 20, 2025
10 AM - 1 PM
Family Sweet Making Session & Bonding
3 PM - 5 PM
Puja Area Setup & Home Decoration (Rangoli, Diyas)
7:08 PM - 8:18 PM
Lakshmi Ganesha Puja (Main Muhurat)
Follow the step-by-step guide for rituals and aarti.
8:18 PM - 9:30 PM
Family Potluck Dinner (Rice Pancakes with Daal &
Ghee)
9:30 PM onwards
Firecrackers & Family Games/Chat
Main Puja Muhurat
7:08 PM - 8:18 PM
Monday, October 20, 2025
Note: The main puja is on Oct 20th, with celebrations extending to Oct 21st.
Step-by-step Puja Guide
- Self-Purification: Take a bath and wear clean clothes.
- Sankalpa (Intention): Take a vow to perform the puja for well-being.
- Ganesha Puja First: Invoke Lord Ganesha and offer water, flowers, and sweets.
- Kalash Sthapana: Install the sacred pot representing all deities.
- Lakshmi Puja: Invoke Goddess Lakshmi, offer prasad, and chant mantras.
- Aarti: Perform Aarti for both deities with a lit camphor lamp and singing.
- Prasad Distribution: Share the blessed offerings with everyone present.