Diwali is also known as 'the festival of lights'. It is called so because it is the only festival that makes all your surroundings filled with light. After all the ultimate beauty created by lighting all over is the main feature that makes this festival unique. Light, being symbol of hope and positive things, indicates the victory of good over evil. And by lighting diyas in every corner of our premises we try to destroy the reign of darkness on the night of diwali.

Diya is a small lamp and it is also known as 'Deepak' or 'Deep'. We may call a deep, the traditional replacement of candles. The diyas could be of made of metals and blue pottery also as designer diyas have deen introduced in the stores. But usually the diyas are made by clay and then baked. In the Hindu culture the deepaks made of clay have special significance, as they are preferred in all the holy rituals and worship of Gods and Goddesses. But these small clay diyas are heavily in demand when it is time to celebrate diwali. The bond between diwali and diya is just unique. Diwali is a festival of lights and the diya exists only to give light to the world.

Lighting a deep as aarti before the Gods and Goddesses is a custom but these deeps are also used for lighting entire home and premises during all the five days of diwali festival. The deeps are filled with ghee or oil, which work as fuel for it and a wick, usually made of cotton, is adjusted in the diya.

Diwali Diya Decoration Ideas And Crafts

1. To make the diyas more beautiful you can color the diyas with different colors and arrange them in attractive ways.
2. You can also paint some portion of the diyas, instead of whole diya, and draw various shapes on it with paint to give it a traditional look.
3. Bring some small decorative glass pieces and stick them on the edge of the diya. When you light the diya the scene of reflection of the flame in those small mirrors will look just amazing.
4. Take wheat flour in a bowl and prepare dough of it with the help of water. Make diyas from this dough. With this dough you can make diyas of any shape and size of your choice. Also color them to make colorful diyas.
5. While preparing the dough for the diyas mix fresh petals of flowers with it. It will not only add some natural color to your diyas but the remains of petals attached here and there on the diya will also make it look stunning.