Festival of lights
Rows of diyas glow on wide stone steps rising to a carved doorway, and fireworks burst over rooftops lined with lamps and strings of lights.
Diwali is the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and many others in October or November. These pages are full of its lights and colors: rows of clay diyas glowing on temple steps, a doorway hung with marigold garlands, paper lanterns swaying from a balcony, fireworks bursting over rooftops lit with lamps and diyas floating on a river at night.
Rangoli designs appear in several styles, from a detailed mandala and a peacock to a star made of flower petals, and there are families lighting lamps, children with sparklers, a busy Diwali market, a platter of sweets, a zentangle diya, kawaii lamps and a simple diya for young colorists. Start with the six picks below or browse every Diwali page, then download the free PDF.
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Rows of diyas glow on wide stone steps rising to a carved doorway, and fireworks burst over rooftops lined with lamps and strings of lights.
A circular rangoli layers lotus petals, peacock feathers and small diyas around a central flower, and another rangoli forms a peacock with a fanned tail full of patterns and dots.
Children hold sparklers in a courtyard strung with lanterns, and a busy market street sells lamps, lanterns, flowers and sweets before the festival.
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An open-air Diwali market fills a narrow street with hanging lanterns, scalloped awnings, flower garlands, stacked sweets, baskets of blossoms, and rows of lit diyas along a decorated stall.
Large fireworks burst across a star-filled night sky above closely packed rooftops. Small lamps line the roof edges, while scalloped garlands, windows, awnings, and dotted trails add detail to the festive city scene.
A repeating Diwali-inspired pattern combines decorated oil lamps with flames, geometric hanging lanterns, scalloped paisley motifs, and layered floral medallions.
Paper lanterns and star-shaped hangings with tassels are suspended from a balcony beam above potted plants, a flower-lined railing, and a neighborhood of houses and hills.
A decorative platter holds assorted round sweets, square confections topped with small petal-like motifs, and spiral pastries. A patterned bowl, a lit diya, flowers, and leaves frame the festive arrangement.
Diyas with tall flames line broad temple steps leading to an ornate arched doorway. Flower clusters, scattered petals, potted leafy plants, carved columns, and floral door panels frame the symmetrical scene.
An ornate double doorway is framed by flower-and-leaf garlands, columned sides, and potted plants. Lit oil lamps line the steps, while a large floral rangoli design fills the tiled foreground.
A family holds glowing diyas on a flower-garlanded balcony, framed by hanging lanterns, potted plants, and a distant skyline beneath the round moon.
Floating diyas rest on lotus-shaped pads across a gently rippling river, leading toward stepped temple architecture. A crescent moon, stars, trees, and distant hills frame the night scene.
A symmetrical floral rangoli spreads across a tiled floor, with layered pointed petals, round flower shapes, and small oil lamps placed around the design. A large central blossom anchors the detailed pattern.
Kawaii diyas with bright flame shapes surround a larger scalloped diya, while hanging lanterns and flower garlands fill the space above. Decorative stars, leaves, and patterned borders complete the festive arrangement.
Kids hold sparklers in a courtyard decorated with hanging lanterns and string lights. Small oil lamps surround a large floral rangoli design, while an arched building and potted flowers frame the scene.
Marigold garlands drape above ornate brass lamps with tall flames, while a patterned bowl below holds clustered blossoms and broad-petaled flowers. Loose flowers and leaves frame the arrangement.
A centered peacock stands before a full fan of stylized tail feathers arranged in a rangoli-like pattern. Layered teardrop shapes, circles, scalloped edges, and small feather details fill the symmetrical design.
An ornate rangoli mandala centers on layered lotus petals and a circular floral medallion, surrounded by paisley forms, feather-like motifs, leaves, dotted borders, and glowing oil lamps.
A diya lamp with a large outlined flame rises from a shallow bowl, with flower blossoms and leaves arranged along the base on either side.
A central diya with a tall flame rests among layered lotus flowers, curling paisley motifs, and leaf shapes. An arched window frame divides the design into bold stained-glass-style sections.
An ornate diya holds a tall stylized flame filled with spirals, dots, and leaf-like sections. The bowl, rim, and pedestal are covered in scallops, floral motifs, curved bands, and geometric diamond patterns.
Color the flower rangoli, then use it as a guide to make a real one on paper or a doorstep with colored rice, chalk or flower petals.
On the diya pages, color each flame yellow in the middle and orange at the edges, and leave a thin white ring around it so the lamps seem to glow.
Color the marigold garland and lantern pages, cut them out and hang them around a door or window as festival decorations.
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A rangoli is a colorful pattern made on the floor or doorstep for Diwali from colored powder, rice or flower petals. The pages include a detailed circular rangoli with lotus petals and peacock feathers, a peacock rangoli with a fanned tail and a star-shaped rangoli of petals with diyas at its points.
See: Rangoli Mandala ยท Peacock Rangoli ยท Flower Petal Rangoli
The Simple Diya Lamp has one big flame and a few petals drawn with extra thick lines, and the kawaii page gives diyas and lanterns smiling faces among marigolds and sparkles. Both leave big open spaces for crayons.
Fireworks burst over rooftops lined with lamps, diyas float on lotus leaves across a river beside lit temple steps, and a family lights diyas on a balcony at dusk with a child holding a small lamp.
See: Diwali Fireworks Over the Rooftops ยท Floating Diyas on the River ยท Family Lighting Diyas Together
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