Are You Looking For OTT Diwali Lights? These Delhi Markets Have Some Lit Options!

by Vidisha Khaitan
Are You Looking For OTT Diwali Lights? These Delhi Markets Have Some Lit Options!

The festival of lights demands to be treated right. Back then that meant the entire city would light the path with diyas for one man. Now, the entire community compares whose balcony lights look better. Card parties are dimly lit not by fixtures but with lights procured specially for Diwali. That’s all the fun after all. They’re a one-time investment but we can’t help it if our needs escalate with every passing year. The more the merrier. Everybody decks up their homes in all colours glowing nowadays and we won’t let you lag. Turn shopping day into Diwali fun day at these Delhi markets!

1. Indra Market

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This is pretty much the best place to buy anything all year round, so you can imagine how lit it is during Diwali. We mean this literally. Indra Market is one of the best places to buy Diwali lights from and the best in Noida. They have very reasonable prices and every variety that has reached India. Plus, once you go there, you can get through your entire errands list for Diwali.

Where: Sector 27, Noida

2. Kotla

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Kotla has the most well priced and latest light fixtures of the city in our opinion. Their fairy lights and decorative lamps do not fall far behind. Enjoy chaat breaks between lighting stores that are covered in all kinds of ceiling, wall and floor lights. If there’s any other surface that we’re missing, they’ve got that covered too. If you’re looking to give your Diwali home a new look, this is the place for you.

Where:  Kotla Mubarakpur, South Extension 1

3. Bhagirath Palace

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The biggest wholesale light market in Asia needs no introduction. Shopping is hard here because of how distracting all the beauty is. Every store looks better than the last. The truth is, they’re all great. Take you cameras and come back with a beautiful photo series and sparkling lights to make your home look as good as your pictures will.

Where: Chhippy Wada, Chandni Chowk

Also read: Looking For Diwali Diyas? Head To These Pottery Markets In Delhi For An Exquisite Collection!

4. Govindpuri Market

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South Delhi’s lifeline knows its worth. The shopkeepers here have spent generations living the hustle. Diwali here will a hundred percent put you in hustle mode too. They sell al the Diwali merch you didn’t know you needed so be prepared to come back with a lot more stuff than planned because prices and quality is just so great!

Where: Harbans Singh Premi Marg, Govindpuri Extension, Kalkaji

5. Sadar Bazaar

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Famous particularly for Diwali lights, they sell fairy lights at 100 per string. They’ve got all the shapes and colours. You can get lights that twinkle in different patterns and match it to your playlist at home, just for kicks. Cheap thrills we know, well we’re into it. Try it! The wholesale market is huge, it is basically Delhi’s stockroom for literally every item the world has ever produced.

Where: Sadar Bazaar, Khari Baoli Street, North Delhi

Also read: Unleash Your Excitement For Festivities At These Gorgeous Diwali Melas In Delhi!

6. Sikanderpur

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LEDs, lamps, chandeliers, ornate, kids, garden, imported, modern, to name a few categories of lights that are available here. Diwali is brightest when the sun goes down and the stores light up. Shopkeepers are eager to sell, and you’ll be eager to buy once you see all that sparkle. We’ll get to the gold on Dhanteras, don’t worry.

Where: Sikanderpur, Sector 26, Gurgaon

7. Dilli Haat

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Handcrafted lights of all kinds made by skilled artisans will bring light not just to your homes but to your lives. The people here are trained by generations of expertise. Craft is in their blood and they deserve to be rewarded. Visit their stalls to find out how creative you can get with lights this Diwali.

Where: Kidwai Nagar, near INA

Also read: Explore These 5 Offbeat Places Near Delhi To Escape Diwali Pollution

Diwali lights are an excuse for family time. A yearly ritual that many homes follow is for dads to struggle with putting up lights and kids making fun in the guise of helping out. The tradition passes down and people carry on the charade of buying, cleaning and decorating. What they’re really doing is celebrating life. The essence of every festival is personal to all. For some people it’s religious sentiment that matters most, for some it’s chutti fever and most of us are just glad we get to make memories with the ones we love. Diwali lights are just part of the bigger picture. Start making 2019 memories to reminisce over before next year’s Diwali. You can even keep the photos, so you know what to outdo.