Diwali 2022: Best budget-friendly gift ideas for family and friends

 

Diwali, the empress of festivals, descends to light up the entire world with its mesmerizing beauty from the dawn of the first day of Narakchaturdashi. People get up early and bathe in fragrant oils-ayurvedic ubtan – the scented plant-based powder, rich royal soaps in soothing warm water. Wearing new attire, people exchange a different variety of sweets and snacks, greeting and blessing with joy, happiness, and prosperity. This fervor continues for three more days of occasions of Laxmipujan, Balipratipada, or Padwa and commencing with Bhaubeej or Bhaidooj.

In all the fun and excitement, the most important thing of this four-day festival is gifting. Diwali is the occasion of gifting numerous things like sweets, snacks, clothes, jewelry, ethnic elements, books, gadgets, consumer durables, and many more things. The interesting part of this festival is it connects people together, bringing them closer and enhancing the human values of gratitude and solidarity.

As we get on to listing our gifting process, a common question often tickles the mind as to what to give and to whom. Most people already have many things with them. Being the festival, people make purchases, so there are chances of things getting repeated. Moreover, the listed people need to be given gifts within the budget too. Clearing the doubts and questions, let’s brainstorm the variety of gifts that can be planned and easily given, adding a smile to the receivers.

• Tasty Snacks

The market is blooming, with numerous companies entering the packaged-food segment. Malls, shopping centers, and stores are well laid with a wide variety of snacks and sweets. With people becoming health conscious, food manufacturers are introducing newer and healthier food combinations this Diwali. Haldirams, Chitale Bandhu, Kaka Halwai, Mithas, Merwans, MTR, Bicano, Mother Dairy, Gits, Lal Sweets, Go DESi, Urban Platter, Turkish Baklawa by Kesar sweets, Anand, Bikaji, Amul, Snatac, Cadbury’s and many more.

• Motivational Books

Diwali gifting can be very enriched by literary jewels like numerous motivational bestsellers ranging from well-known authors like Amish Tripathi, Chetan Bhagat, Tony Robbins, Paulo Coelho, Stephen King, Robert Kiyosaki, Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling, Eckhart Tolle, Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, and many more.

• Clothing and Accessories

Thinking about wearing clothes often triggers the aspect of matching colors. Numerous e-commerce sites like Amazon.com, Flipkart.com, Myntra.com, Meesho.com, limeroad.com, ajio.com, nykaafashion.com, faballey.com, shoppersstop.com, westside.com and many others are providing awesome variety and offers that suit every buyer. The sets of T-shirts, designer and ethnic wear, along with the western outfits, have been shining in every portal and mall showcase.

• Shinning Silverware

Numerous customized gifts are on display from prominent jewelers like Ranka, PNG, Tanishq, Malabar, Kalyan Jewellers, Caratlane, KRA jewelers, MB Ashtekar jewelers, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zhaveri, Kira, and many more. Apart from jewelry, useful and classy silverware can be gifted that add as symbols of wealth and prosperity. Silver idols of Goddess Laxmi-Kuber, Ganesh, Kalash with Coconut, and more. Silver is a pious and pure metal that generally remains for generations together as a prized asset. Gifting silver would mean adding wealth to their homes, which itself is a great fulfilling aspect in itself.

• Travel Vouchers

The holiday marathon of the Diwali festival can be best utilized with enticing travel to some exciting destinations. Travel vouchers are some of the smart choices as gifts that can be given to your valuable people. Digital vouchers from Cleartrip, Makemytrip, Thomas Cook, yatra.com, Airbnb, Princess Cruise, Starbucks, Marriott International, etc. The long holidays can be made memorable with well-thought trip plans as they would add very special moments in beautiful natural locations with their close ones, making their Diwali vacation enjoyable and memorable.

• Standard Make-up Kits

Festive season sparks the need to look presentable and pretty. Many online e-commerce sites have showcased a huge variety of beauty and personal care products/services to choose from and gift. Amazon.in, nykaa.com, shoppersstop.com, purple.com, sugarcosmetics.com, myglamm.com, tatacliq.com, healthandglow.com, and many others. The products are available on amazing offers with awesome discounts or freebies. Just explore and grab the opportunities. Beauty products have become important personality enhancers. Women nowadays are conscious about their looks and presentability, which needs to be matched with the occasion. These have become common lifestyle consumables that add a valuable quotient to their personality.

• Lifestyle Enhancers

Everyone uses and needs life-improving modern devices and accessories. These include smartphones, hands-free headsets, noise-canceling earbuds, unisex watches, digital cameras, binoculars, smart watches, perfumes, Jackets, and all those useful things. Various e-commerce sites like bigsmall.in, gadgetsnow.com, gadgets.in, sciencefocus.com. myg.in, croma.com, amazon.in, myntra.com, and many more have a wide variety displayed.

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