5 Simple Eco-Friendly Navratri Decor Ideas

There is a nip in the autumn air and the auspicious festival of Navratri is here. It’s the ideal time to usher in the festive cheer into your home. This year let’s make all celebrations earth-friendly, natural and artisanal with specially curated puja essentials by Gunjan Jindal Poddar, Founder, Amala Earth. Here are five effortless and earth-friendly ideas to decorate your home for Navratri:

1. Soywax and Pure Ghee DiyasEmbrace the tradition of warm, radiant light with pure ghee diyas and soywax diyas. These eco-friendly and aesthetically pleasing lights will create a welcoming atmosphere in your home.
2. Eco-conscious Home Decor: Infuse your home with the spirit of Navratri using sustainable decorations. Choose macrame wall hangings, bamboo and stone planters, wooden and marble serveware and more. Add earthy colours and traditional designs to create a festive ambience that is in sync with the rhythms of nature.
3. Artistic RangoliRangolis at the doorstep or around the puja sthan are harbingers of positivity and prosperity. Try DIY rangolis complete with stencils and organic colours to add aesthetics to your Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations. They are so simple to create that even kids will have fun and be a part of the festivities.
4. Brass and Kansa Pooja ThaaliChoose brass and kansa pooja thaalis and charcoal-free incense sticks for your prayers.
5. Pooja Essentials and Aromatic OilsHow about performing pooja with bamboo free dhoop sticks and enhancing nooks and corners of your living spaces with iron diya stands, and invoking the divine goddess with mini havan kits complete with wooden palo santo sticks. Additionally, you can add upcyled torans macrame wall paintings and infuse aroma within the homes by diffusing natural oils.This Navratri, let your decorations reflect your love for tradition and the environment with all things that are made in natural materials and articulate our rich traditional heritage that is rooted in sustainable living.