Whats special for Karthigai Deepam? Did you light the 'deepam' in your home? Me...Well, I prepared Sweet Appam, Sabudana Vada and as usual Pooha mixture (with coconut and Jaggery). And living in the apartment with carpet covered floors, we can't even think of drawing Rangoli (Kolam) and i really miss it here. Then, we prayed lighting the lamp (Vizhakku) in our Pooja and I also lighted small scented candles (bought from the department store) and arranged in my kitchen counter top. Those candle lights reminds me of my celebration when I was in India, where we used to light the lamps with oil (Agal Vizhakku) and draw rangoli at the entrance of our home. We celebrate it for three days with lighting lamps. Those are real good times, just sitting and enjoying the sweets prepared by my mom.
Hope you too had brighten your home with lamps......
