Festive feels at home ~ Navratri

The nine days of Navratri and the 10th day celebrated as Dussehra was a little different this year but nevertheless we celebrated as best we could!

Taking you through a virtual glimpse of the pooja scene at home during these days.

I displayed the idols of  Tridevi i.e Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati as is the custom of keeping 'golu' down south.

The display was simple and done on a small table. Here I used a benarsi duppatta with traditional motifs and layered them with peacock feathers. Then keeping a bajot or chowki on it, the idols of Maa were displayed.

Festive times always call for decorating with brass. Shine them well and arrange for floating flowers in an uruli.

Plants also look good in combination with brass. Another tip to enhance the decor is using these acrylic rangoli or kundan rangoli. You can either get readymade ones in store or also try and make them yourselves. The ones that you see here are made at home by me and my mom. 

You can use these ideas to decorate your home for any festival. Also, for more such ideas on decor, do follow sajavat on Instagram as well!

Floral display

In the wake of the lock down, we have limited means of access to various elements even flowers which as per news is going waste as people cannot venture out to buy them. If you are in the habit of having flowers at home regularly, it might be disappointing, not to have them in your home at all!

In such times it is very liberating, I would say, to create an arrangement with stuff, one has in hand. It can be anything, right from twigs, herbs, pods, branches, flowers from your balcony or a garden if you have one.
You can have fruits or veggies too in your arrangement.
The idea is to engage yourself in some lock down fun, create a floral arrangement from the comfort of your own home. I did something like that and it felt very satisfying.
Have a look and try attempting similar ones. We are forced to be inside but why not let our creativity flow?
Have a look...

Started out with these...dried eucalyptus stems, a bougainville stem, pinecones, was contemplating whether to have some greens along side...

I have a firm idea in place now, shall just finish the arrangement.

And finally the arrangement is done. A brass kooja from yesteryears,  serves as the vase.As I mentioned, dried branches, pinecones, pods, schffelera leaves, a bougainville stem, geranium flower all put together on a console for a pleasing display. Tell me, do you like it...
Don't restrict yourself because of the situation, instead try different ways to keep yourself engaged with stuff you like to do. We are in this together, and we shall emerge out of it together and stronger!