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P.Ramakrishnan

If ever there has been a time we needed a festival to mark the victory of light over dark, knowledge over ignorance, surely now is that time. Happily, on November 14, Hindus everywhere will be celebrating Diwali, one of their most important annual festivals.
Hindus follow a lunisolar calendar – a blend of conventional solar calendar and a lunar one traditionally observed throughout Asia. Diwali falls in their month of Kartika, which this year runs from mid-October to mid-November.
This year’s festival of lights, love and prosperity will be conspicuously quieter in India than in the past, when the streets would teem with people and large parties were held all around the country, particularly in Mumbai where Bollywood stars come out in all their finery.
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Best Hosts Ever ️ Bacchans️ #diwalinight #bacchankidiwali
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The “First Family” of Hindi-language films, the Bachchans, often host a soirée, for instance, with gilded invites sent out to their near and dear. In the 1970s and 1980s, showman Raj Kapoor’s lavish house parties were legendary, attended by the A-list of Bollywood with an open invite to just about everyone in the film industry, no matter their caste, creed or religion. The wealthiest Indian family in the world, the Ambanis, can usually be relied on to do something over-the-top at Antilia, the dynasty’s towering residence, hosting the crème de la crème of society, industry and politics.
With a Covid-19 vaccine still many moons away, few if any gilded invites or jasmine garlanded cards have been sent out this year. But that hasn’t stopped the fashionable from shopping online with Indian design houses to dress up for Diwali at home.
So what will the stars wear? We sampled their social feeds to come up with some ideas:
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Diwali ready in this stunning AMEYA set from @Kalyanjewellers_official. Enjoy #traditionsoftogetherness safe at home this #Diwali #TraditionsOfTogtherness #AmeyaCelebrationWear @manishmalhotra05 @manishmalhotraworld @abheetgidwani
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Katrina Kaif kicks off the sartorial celebrations draped in a shimming sari designed by Bollywood’s go-to celebrity designer, Manish Malhotra. Decked out in traditional Indian jewellery, the model-turned-actress was wearing part of Malhotra’s latest Ruhaaniyat collection, suggesting that shimmering, dual-tone saris are going to be in (and blatantly copied) in the coming months.
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@janhvikapoor Stunning in #RUHAANYAT A Celebration called Life .. #wedding #festive #collection #manishmalhotralabel @manishmalhotrajewellery #manishmalhotrajewellerybyraniwala1881 @manishmalhotraworld
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The Ruhaaniyat collection was unveiled in October, modelled by ingénue Janhvi Kapoor (firstborn to the late actress Sridevi). The dazzling skirts, shimmering blouses and gossamer veils with hand-embroidered prints premiered on social media, rather than at catwalk shows attended by ranks of Bollywood celebs that is the norm.
Those dazzles and shimmers suggest the diyas (clay lamps) lit in every freshly cleaned room across the country, as people pull on colourful new clothes for the occasion.
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@deepikapadukone @sabyasachiofficial
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What Deepika Padukone will wear is likely to be directed by her go-to stylist, Shaleena Nathani. While Nathani has often pushed the envelope when it comes to Western silhouettes for Padukone, she’s opted for traditional Sabyasachi Mukherjee saris and lehengas for the tall actress. Most of 2020, Padukone has been spotted wearing her favourite Bengali designer’s traditional aesthetics, and we predict more of the same for her.
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No conversation about Indian beauty is complete without the latest on Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan. We would lay a heavy bet on the former Miss World – and her family – wearing something from the latest collection by designer duo Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla.
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KALEIDOSCOPE. A JEWELLED MOSAIC. The mood is midnight. A midnight that comes alive with magic and masterful illusion. Think Sapphires and Emeralds dancing before the eyes. Rubies that glint bright. And a night that is never dark. HMU : @esther_hmu Photographer: @nirali.11 . . . #asalbyabusandeep #masks #embroidery #customised #limitededition #wearableart #handembroidery #fashion #classic #original #madeinindia #indiafantastique #safety #precautions #stylish #safetymeetstyle #glamourous #indianbrides #indianwedding #abujani #sandeepkhosla #abujanisandeepkhosla
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The duo’s Kaleidoscope. A Jewelled Mosaic collection seems suitably festive, and comes complete with matching designer masks.
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The September Issue of Vogue India @vogueindia Guest Edited by Sabyasachi Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas @priyankachopra Styled by Sabyasachi and Mimi Cuttrell @mimi Photographed by Marcin Kempski @marcinkempski Blouse and Trousers Courtesy: Sabyasachi Necklace, bracelets and rings Courtesy: Sabyasachi Jewelry @sabyasachijewelry Earrings Courtesy: Jacquie Aiche @jacquieaiche Purse Courtesy: Loeffler Randall @loefflerrandall Hair by Peter Grey @petergrayhair using Shu Uemura /Art of Hair/ Home Agency Makeup by Morgane Martini @morgane_martini using Marc Jacobs Beauty/ The Wall Group Manicure: Pattie Yankee @pattieyankee /Celestine Agency Production: Ryan Fahey, Alexey Galetskiy/AGPNYC @agpnyc ,Divya Jagwani @divyajagwani Production Assistant: Miles Montierth Digi Tech: Yoshi Park Lighting Assistant: Michael Morales Photographer’s Agency: I Like Photo Mimi Cuttrell’s Agency: SWA Agency. Words by Rishna Shah @rishnas Location Courtesy: Le Mistral, Brooklyn, New York @lemistralnyc / @nycfilmlocations #Sabyasachi #VogueIndia #PriyankaChopraJonas #PriyankaChopra #TheWorldOfSabyasachi #NewYork.
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Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, who opted for Sabyasachi bridalwear for her epic wedding (as did Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma before her) has a rich stock of the designer’s signature ensembles in her wardrobe. The chances of Mrs Jonas opting for him again are very high.
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We think veteran Indian actress and dancer Madhuri Dixit Nene will once again opt for Anita Dongre, the designer made internationally famous by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.
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Twinning with Mommy ️ #twinning #lalpadsaree #pujo
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The last word belongs to actress Bipasha Basu, who has stated on social media: “Puja [prayers] might not be the same this year but you can always dress up for yourself and your close ones.”
Let’s see how the Bengali actress honours the occasion in 2020.
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