Dussehra & Diwali 2026, in Ayodhya
Can't be in Ayodhya this Diwali? We'll light your diya there.
On Dussehra and again on Diwali, pandit ji lights diyas in Ayodhya in the names you give us. Then we send you the video.
You'll see your diyas being lit
Every booking is filmed on its own. You get a short video of your diyas, lit by hand in Ayodhya, in a link sent to your phone.
- 1Book and tell us the names. It takes about two minutes.
- 2Pandit ji lights your diyas on Dussehra (20 Oct) and on Diwali (8 Nov), and says the names in the sankalp.
- 3Your video arrives by SMS by 15 November.
Ayodhya is where Diwali began
When Shri Ram came home to Ayodhya after fourteen years in exile, with Sita and Lakshman, the people of the city lit clay lamps along every street and down to the banks of the Saryu to welcome him.
That night gave the festival its name, दीपावली, a row of lamps. Ayodhya still lights the ghats every year. A diya lit here, in your family's name, carries your prayer to the city where it all started.
शुभं करोति कल्याणम् आरोग्यं धनसंपदा ।
शत्रुबुद्धि विनाशाय दीपज्योति नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
What a diya stands for
The old prayer from the Upanishads. The flame stands for understanding winning over ignorance, and for goodness winning over whatever is dark, around us and in us.
The clay is the body, made of earth. The ghee is what we hold on to, and the wick is the self. As it burns, the flame only ever rises.
A diya lit for someone becomes a sankalp: an intention set before God. For a parent's health, for a child starting out, for someone you miss.
How many diyas would you like to light?
One payment covers both lightings, Dussehra and Diwali, and your video. 1, 11, 21 and 101 are all considered shubh numbers.
Lit by hand, by pandit ji
Your diyas are not lit by a machine or in a warehouse. Pandit ji sits with them in Ayodhya, fills each one with ghee, says the names you sent us, and lights them one by one while we film.
- Where
- Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- When
- Dussehra, 20 Oct · Diwali, 8 Nov 2026
- Diyas
- Clay diyas, ghee, cotton wicks
- Proof
- Your own video, by SMS, by 15 Nov
“My parents are in Pune and can't travel anymore. When I showed them the video of 11 diyas lit in their names, Ma cried. We've booked again this year.”
“We lit 21 diyas for my grandfather, the first Diwali without him. Hearing his name said in Ayodhya meant a lot.”
“We live in Dubai and this is the closest we get to Diwali at home. The SMS came on the day they said.”
Questions people ask us
Twice. First on Dussehra, 20 October 2026, and again on Diwali, 8 November 2026, in Ayodhya.