Are you far from home this Diwali? While everyone looks forward to the celebrations and joy of the season, many people, including students, corporate employees and other professionals, often can't travel home for various reasons.

If you fall under this bracket, there is no reason to be disheartened a spend a solo Diwali in a gloomy environment. Here are some meaningful and interesting to still keep up the festive spirit!

Be it lighting a string of diyas or curating and playing a festive music playlist, a solo Diwali is not defined by grand traditions and buiding your own micro-ritual can help you ease into the festive spirit.

A comfort food or a family sweet deep seeded into one's memory is the best way one can relive the sweetest moments during a solo Diwali. Documenting the process and sharing your experience in doing so through a (low-stress) video-call can be a great way to reign in the festivities.

Far away from home, we often end up building our chosen family — friends, colleagues, roommates, neighbours etc. Why not organise a potluck, invite them over and enjoy a fun time together?

A great way to keep the festive blues of feeling isolated away during the festivities is to realise that this time is also for a self-care retreat. Be it a marathon of series or films or just dressing up in your best kurta, lehenga, or saree you or even just scheduling a self pampering session, feeling festive is also a state of mind.

A fullfilling and meaningful way to spend solo Diwali can be found in spending a few hours at local shelters visiting markets and supporting local artisans by purchasing their diyas and artworks and interacting with the community by sharing sweets and pleasentries with on-duty workers during the festive season!

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