Eid celebrations typically begin with prayers in the morning followed by a delectable bowl of sheer kurma.

Lunch is usually with family and close friends.

Evening is all about meeting elders and other people of the community.

Most elders bless kids with Eidi( a token for the festival)

Eid Mubarak

As a family, we come together to do the daily aarti, sing bhajans, and offer sweets like modaks, which are Lord Ganesha’s favorite. Our child actively participates by helping decorate, joining the prayers, and learning the significance of each ritual.

This celebration teaches the importance of faith, gratitude, and letting go — as we also do a small visarjan (immersion) on the last day, saying goodbye with the promise of welcoming Bappa again next year. It’s a beautiful time filled with joy, learning, and family bonding.

In the video, Dheer is joyfully playing the manjeera while the bhajans were being sung. He was fully immersed in the moment and so happy to be a part of the prayer. It was heartwarming to see him connect with the rhythm and spirit of the bhajan with such innocence and excitement.

Through this tradition, we try to instill a sense of faith, devotion, and togetherness in our child. It helps him experience the joy of community prayer, understand the importance of gratitude, and feel proud of our cultural and spiritual heritage.

Ours is a huge family so having the 3 of us in the frame is a little short of expressing any through the picture .For us Diwali marks the beginning of new year , hopes , and prosperity for everyone around us .

It’s also the time when 6 days later we celebrate Chath puja which is a huge spiritual celebration and devotion to our cultural roots .

So every year we decorate the house like Krishna will be born in our house. We try to make scene of Krishna in Kansa mama jail or Vasudev Papa crossing Yamuna river with Krishna in basket. We keep Bal Krishna eating Maakhan and we also keep Krishna dancing with Radha.

We decorate him with flowers and rangoli

We even make Jhoola for baby Krishna. We give white butter and yellow peda for Prasad and we dance on bhajans all day. I love to sing achyutam keshavam Krishna damodaram. And mumma dresses me as Krishna with Bansuri and dhoti and peacock feathers. We make Mumma also hangs matki with little gifts inside for me that I climb up on and break. I love to watch Govinda make human triangle and climb up to take matki.

It’s a fun day