Published 13:23 IST, October 26th 2019

DIY Diwali: Here are three ways to make some beautiful diyas at home

Do some DIY this Diwali along with your friends and family! Here are some great, simple ideas to make beautiful diyas using things available at your home.

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One of most defining parts of festival of lights, Diwali, is diyas. Diyas are very simple but very elegant. y completely light up entire place and look very beautiful. y are also very easy to maintain. traditional diya is made out of mud or clay. But, you can spruce up your place this Diwali and make some DIY diyas right at home.

Here are some excellent ideas for DIY diyas:

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Wheat flour diyas

Diyas can be easily made out of wheat flour. All you need to do is mix a bowl of flour and water and knead it into a dough. Taking small pieces, shape se into a little bowl and add a lip at one corner. Bake se in a pre-heated oven (100-degree Celsius) for 20 minutes. Remove, cool m, and decorate!

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Old cups and bowls

Instead of using traditional diyas, you can also recycle some old cups and bowls. re are two ways to use cups as diyas. One, you can melt some wax and fill container, along with a wick, making it a candle. Ar way is to pour some water, pour some oil, add a wick on top so that it floats on oil and lights it up!

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Glass diyas

Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla posted a video on her Twitter handle, where she shows how to make beautiful diyas right at home. She uses plain glass containers to make diyas. She pours water in glass, filling it halfway. Next, she adds oil in glass. She n places a wick on top of oil. se lit-up diyas look extremely beautiful. Watch video here:

This way, you can light up your Diwali with se DIY diyas!

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11:49 IST, October 26th 2019