Rangoli Journal
Discover style insights and trends on our fashion lifestyle blog.
Bhai Dooj and Bhai Phonta: Your Brother's House
Bhai Dooj in most of the country, Bhai Phonta in Bengal, and in both the shape is the same: a tilak or a phonta...
Nov 11 2026
Govardhan Puja and the Family Lunch
The day after Diwali is Govardhan Puja and Annakut — the mountain of food offered and then eaten. Whatever it is called in your...
Nov 10 2026
Diwali: The Evening Itself
Diwali today. The evening has three parts and most people dress for only one of them.The puja itselfLakshmi Puja is done at home, at...
Nov 08 2026
The Night Before: Chhoti Diwali and Kali Chaudas
Tonight is Chhoti Diwali in most of the north, Kali Chaudas in Gujarat and much of the west, and Bhoot Chaturdashi in Bengal —...
Nov 07 2026
Dhanteras: What People Buy, and What to Wear
Dhanteras is today, and it is the day the country buys — metal, gold, a new vessel, something for the house. The tradition is...
Nov 06 2026
Dressing for Lamps: Why Diwali Is Not the Night for Your Heaviest Silk
Three days out, and this is the thing worth knowing before you decide: Diwali light is not like any other festival light. It comes...
Nov 05 2026
Back to Work After the Festival
Two weeks of silk, zari and standing about, and then it is Monday and the office wants something else entirely.This is the gap in...
Oct 28 2026
Somebody Else's Wedding: Dressing as the Guest
The cards start arriving now, and most of the dressing advice available is written for the bride. The guest has a harder brief: look...
Oct 26 2026
