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Indian Festival of Lights
Celebrate Diwali 2011 in the spirit of harmony and joy with
fresh Indian sweets
We have a wide selection of Diwali
Indian Sweets (Diwali Mithai) and Dry Fruit Diwali Gifts and we ship all over the
United States and Canada. This year (2011), Diwali is on Wednesday, October 26, and we can
get your sweet gift to your recipient as late as noon on the 4th of November (Just select
overnight shipping). Let your loved ones or other recipients know how much you care for
them by selecting the best quality mithai
gifts from our store!
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to shop online for mithai, diwali Indian sweets in USA
DIWALI OR DEEPAVALI - Indian
Festival Of Lights
Diwali Recipes
WHAT IS IT?
Diwali is the holy tradition that symbolizes the illumination of the mind - lamps
and fireworks are lighted to signify victory of light over darkness. It also traditionally
marks the beginning of the New Year for Hindus. It is a time to rejoice.
WHEN IS IT?
Diwali is a five-day celebration that begins on the fifteenth day of Kartika according to
the lunar calendar. In 2005 it will be celebrated Nov 1. Diwali is
very special in India and is celebrated in the month of October or November according to
the lunar[moon] calendar.
WHO CELEBRATES IT?
Diwali is celebrated by people of Hindu faith all over the world. The celebration means as
much to Hindus as Christmas does to Christians.
HOW IS IT CELEBRATED?
Diwali comes from the Sanskrit "Deepawali"-Deepa meaning light,
wali meaning row, hence people put out rows of lights/lamps called diyas. Diwali is
popularly known as a festival of lights.
Everyone has a lot of fun on Diwali. Diwali
is a combination of Christmas, where gifts are exchanges and the Fourth Of July, where
there are fireworks. People get together and exchange greetings, distribute
sweets, cook lots of delicious food, wear new clothes and burst fireworks. Each house is
decorated with earthen [pottery] lamps called diyas. In India people also decorate the
entrances into their houses with beautiful and wonderful rangoli designs which are
patterns created with colorful sand like sand art.
As with other Indian festivals,
Diwali signifies many different things to people across the country. In north India,
Diwali celebrates Rama's homecoming from 14 years of exile, that is his return to Ayodhya
after defeating Ravana and his coronation as king; in Gujarat, the festival is celebrated
to honor goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; and in Bengal, it is related with the
goddess Kali. But everywhere, it is celebrated with the same spirit and signifies the
renewal of illuminated life.
GIFT
GIVING ON DIWALI?
Mnay of our visitors to this site ask us what they should be giving for Diwali. They
tell us that they have been invited to an Indian Diwali party and would like to know what
gift to take. They are not sure what the traditions for Diwali Gift giving
are. We have come up with a few gifts that are perfect for Diwali. To
view Indian sweets please click here. The traditional gifts are sweets in India
but one may also give lamps or candles or something in steel for the kitchen according to
the traditions in India.
The typical wishes are for
happiness, success, prosperity and joy in the coming year.
Have a great Diwali
from all of us at Indian Foods Company
Buy Diwali
Indian Sweet Gifts
- Over 50 varieties of Indian Fresh
confectioneries available.
- Handcrafted Indin sweets with traditional practices by master halwais who make their own
ghee, mawa in trational utensils.
- Favorite Indian Mithai from Bengal, Punjabi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Mysore
- Indian sweets made in Usa and shipped directly to you from the place they are made at.
- Bengali Sweets are shipped via 2 day air and therefore may be shipped Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of the week. All other orders are shipped ground on Monday ONLY (to
maintain freshness) so you may receive it within the week.
Gift Giving with Indian Sweets
Buy
Bengali Sweets, -
Buy Dry Fruit & Nut Sweets, -
Buy Ghee Ki Mithai, -
Buy Peda
& Burfi
Send mithai gifts and Indian sweets in USA and India. Send Diwali gifts to your
friends, families & beloved. Order now for Mithai Hampers & Diwali gifts..
Bengali
Sweets - Bengali sweets, widely considered
to be the best are rasgullas , rosewater-flavoured cream cheese balls floating in syrup.
Ras malai , found throughout north India, is similar but soaked in cream instead of syrup
and sandesh which is another popular Bengali treat.
Cham Cham Pink, Champa Kali , Channa Murg, Kalakand Sugar Free, Kamal KaliMalai ,
Sandwich, Sandesh Illaychi, Bengali Rosogolla, Cham Cham White, Chandra Kala , Kadame
Kheer, Bengali Kalakand, Kesar Pista Madhuri, Sandesh Aam, Sandesh Kacha Gola
- Dry
Fruit & Nut Sweets
Badam Katri, Badam Pista Roll, Kaju Katri, Badam Pista Biscuit, Kaju Anjeer Biscuit, Kaju
Pista Roll
- Ghee
Ki Mithai
- Indian sweets made from a variety of flours are soft and may be crunchier than other
forms of Indian sweets. Popular are those circular orange tubes dripping syrup in
sweet-shop windows, called jalebis and made of deep-fried treacle, are as sickly as they
look. Gulab jamuns , deep-fried cream cheese sponge balls soaked in syrup.
Baloo Shahi, Besan Laddoo, Cheese Cutras, Emarti, Gulab Jamun, Kala Jamun, Mohan Thal,
Mysore Pak, Besan Barfi, Boondi Badhana, Dry Mix, Gajar Halwa, Jalebi, Kheer Mohan ,
Motichoor Laddoo, Soan Halwa
- Peda & Burfiand Halwas - Of
the more solid type, barfi , a kind of fudge made from milk which has been boiled down and
condensed, varies from moist and delicious to dry and powdery. It comes in various
flavours from plain creamy white to pista (pistachio) in livid green and is often sold
covered with silver leaf (which you eat). Smoother-textured, round penda
Kesar Peda, Khoya Burfi-Choclate, Khoya Burfi-Mango, Khoya Burfi-Plain, Madhura Peda,
Pista Peda, Khoya Burfi-Chikoo, Khoya Burfi-Cocnut, Khoya Burfi-Pista, Khoya
Burfi-Tiranga, Milk Cake-Doodh Pak
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