I wanted to use all things associated with Karwa chauth to make this puja thali. As we were getting ready for Garba a few weeks back and I took out my bangle collection to match with my outfit, I realized I had bangles from over 20 years that I had not worn. In this country I hardly get a chance to wear my bangles! I knew I wanted to do something to use them up in a meaningful way. After my very popular post on How to make Atte ka Diya for Mata ki Chowki/ Diwali Pujan/Karwa Chauth/Teej , I decided I definitely wanted to incorporate the bangles and Diya together.

My daughter is very creative and thankfully she didn’t have a test or too much homework the next day, so she helped me with the design. We picked bangles that contrasted well with the red background. We also knew we didn’t want to crowd it with too many things! I had a Red Charger at home, very easily available,especially during this time of the year. If you don’t have a red plate, just use a steel one and cover with red felt, cloth or paper. You can use any color, doesn’t have to be red.

We used Bangles on the plate and while she glued everything, I colored the Atta/Wholewheat Diya, which I had baked earlier, with Sindoor. Once that dried, I stuck Bindis on the Diya. You could use a mehndi/henna cone to draw beautiful designs on the plate or Diya. Enjoy karwa Chauth with the traditional Meethi Mathi, or the very easy 3 ingredient kalakand made in minutes in the microwave or the 2 ingredient Coconut Laddoo thats super quick and delicious.

So here is the written method followed by the step by step pictorial one-

Karwa chauth ki thali with Chooris,Bindis, Sindoor and Atte ka Diya

Aanchal Gupta

A beautiful thali made with bangles,bindis and sindoor for karwa Chauth. A fun and easy project for karwa Chauth.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Ingredients

Any plate thali or Red Charger(I used a Red Charger)
Bangles
Bindis
Pearls/stones/glitter
Atta/Wholewheat for making Diya
Super Glue/Glue gun I used hot glue gun
Old plastic sheet/newspaper for protecting floor/table

Instructions

If you don’t have a Red Charger, just use a Steel plate/thali and cover it with red paper or fabric. I got mine from Michaels.
Choose the bangles that you want to use, they should contrast well with the background. place them without using glue to see what pattern you like.
Once you finalise the pattern, start gluing the first layer of bangles.
Place the second contrasting layer on top and glue in place.
Decide how big your Diya is going to be, make it and glue it in place. I used Sindoor to color it red and Bindis for decoration.
Use pearls,stones, glitter to decorate the rest of the plate.

Notes

Get creative, you can make ‘Swastik’ in the middle of the plate or on the sides.
You can write ‘Om’
You can use fake/fresh flowers
You can write initials of you and your loved one.
Involve your children, mother, mother in law, sisters, friends and make it as a fun thing to do on Karwa chauth day, it makes the day go by faster!

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So here is the procedure and the step by step pictorial presentation-

Gather the ingredients