One of the biggest festivals celebrated in the country is approaching. The festival of lights, Diwali will be celebrated in the second week of November and the preparations have already begun. From cleaning of the house to preparing yummy food items, the festival is celebrated with great fervour and happiness across all over India. Each of the days has specific importance and symbolism to them. It is a time of lights, divas, crackers, sweets, family get-togethers. One of the important elements of Deepavali is getting gifts for your loved ones. People exchange gifts among their family and friends. Diwali 2018 Home Decor & Cleaning: Follow These Tips on How to Keep Your Rugs and Carpets Dust-Free. 

Diwali gifting is also a tedious job if you are clueless about what to gift in the first place! There could be many options to gift but choosing the right one for the occasion is still difficult. More so, you need to go Diwali shopping and get all your gifts, get them packed and be ready to celebrate. The idea of gifting is to showcase love and there is a certain amount of emotion attached more than just gifting a thing. So let us help you with some Diwali gift ideas for this year.

Diwali 2018 Gifting Ideas

Candles and lights

Diwali is the festival of lights and what better thing to gift other than lights and diyas. There are different kinds of colourful candles available in the market. You could give perfumed ones, smaller and cuter ones. The same goes for lights and diyas. The best gift for the occasion is giving something that will be immediately put to use.

Puja Thali 

The festival of Diwali has a set of rituals and pujas to be conducted. A puja thali is always needed in every family. A puja thali is a very useful gift for Diwali. You could also gift a small container in which the puja items are kept along with the thali.

Chocolates or Sweets Box

Sweets boxes are a very common gift offered during the festival of Diwali. You get a lot of variety even in these sweet boxes which can have different sweets rather than just one sweet. These boxes are also specially designed for the festival. If you want to gift to children then you can also get chocolate boxes. A child will definitely be happy to have a box full of chocolates.

Dry Fruits

If you do not want to opt for sweets then dry fruit boxes is also an option. Dry fruits are a quality product and have several health benefits, plus these boxes have an attractive packing, making them a wonderful festive gift.

Home Decor Items

People usually go out to shop something unique to keep in their house, typically around the festival time. How about gifting it to them? In home decor items you could give a showpiece, vase, candle stand, photo-frame, etc. There are just too many home decor options to give as gifts. If you begin your search well on the internet, you will get a lot of products.

Artificial Rangoli Designs 

One of the main elements of Diwali is making Rangoli outside the house. But not everyone gets the time to draw Rangolis every day. Come to the rescue, the readymade rangoli designs. These are pretty colourful, made of beads and other decorative items.

Silver coins 

Gifting gold or silver is followed in some families and is an expensive gift idea. People usually present their closed ones with a gold or silver coin and it is considered as a mark of prosperity and wealth.

Accessories

Accessories will never go out of fashion. They make a good option and once again have a lot of variety to choose from. Although it is a better option for girls and women. For the guys, you could choose from belts, wallets or a watch.

Online shopping vouchers

This remains one of the easier ways out if you are not sure if your gifts will impress the person. You can gift them a voucher and they can buy their own gifts. Convenient right? And with online shopping becoming so common, gifting online shopping vouchers is one of the best options.

These are some of the gift ideas you can implement this festive season. The idea is to give something that the person will remember and relive the bond with your loved ones. Who doesn't love gifts? So make this Diwali memorable for your loved ones by choosing the right gift.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Oct 25, 2018 05:08 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).