Diwali is one of the biggest festivals celebrated across India. Although Indians have plenty of reasons to celebrate life as the Indian Calendar remains choked with events and festivals, the most significant festival which the whole country rejoices with pomp and show is undoubtedly, Diwali. Like every festival, Diwali celebrations include exchanging gifts with near and dear ones. Picking out the right gifts for Diwali can be a difficult task for many of us.

Diwali gifts simply convey the message of prosperity and good wishes to the people for the coming year. They show respect, friendship and appreciation to the loved ones. Gifting presents to family and friends is an old Diwali tradition as people express their love and best wishes through these gifts. While choosing gifts, an important thing to consider is the budget.

Selecting a right gift for the dear ones is a difficult task. People spend lot of time in picking valuable items so as to gift them to people whom they visit during the festival. Sweet boxes, Diwali crackers, flowers and Diwali cards are the most common gifted items that are admired by all. One can also consider gifting shawls, sarees, formal dresses and other corporate Diwali gifts.

With Online Shopping, India is moving to a new horizon keeping its traditions alive at the same time. The shopping websites have a bewildering collection of online Diwali gifts to make shopping fun and easy. Orders for Diwali items such as sweets, Diwali diyas and candles, cracker and hampers, idols, pooja thalis and other Diwali combos can be placed online anytime. Online Shopping portals have an exhaustive assortment of gifts for Diwali that your friends will cherish.

There are some exciting gift ideas to add sparkle to this festive season: It is an Indian ritual to exchange sweets during the festival of Diwali. A wide range of traditional sweets like laddoo and barfis can either be made at home or purchased at the near-by sweet-mart. Those of you, who like to exchange homemade sweets, can use attractive gift-wraps to make the gifts more attractive.

The colorful diyas with enchanting designs capture the essence of the festival and make for the most ideal Diwali gifts. For those who are looking for some innovation there are a wide variety of candles starting from floating candles to scented candles. Since any Indian festival is incomplete without the colorful and vibrant rangoli, a set of rangoli stencils and rangoli colours can make a great gift.

Idols of Indian Gods and Goddesses cast in gold, silver or clay are considered very auspicious and hence make for ideal Diwali gifts. Gold or silver coins embossed with images of Gods and Goddesses are also available.

For men, gifting a cell phone is a great idea. A laptop or the latest iPod can be a great gift for as well. If you are looking for something more traditional, a safe bet would be festive kurtas and sherwanis available in any shop.

For women, the range of women's traditional apparel starting from sarees and lehengas to the ever popular salwar- kameez makes for excellent gifts. Jewellery perfumes and cosmetics are other guaranteed options that work for the ladies. In addition you can pair these items with favorite accessories like bags, belts, purses, shades and scarves. If you are looking for something un-conventional go for a spa kit or an aromatherapy kit, which will certainly be a pleasant surprise.

Chocolates, sweets or clothes are perhaps the most common gifts for children. Surprise your kid with a cool bike, or an art-set. You can also buy your kids candle-making kits, stamp-collection books or scrap booking kits so that they can indulge in their favorite hobbies. Action-figures, dolls, computer game CDs, are the other options available.

Paperweights, penholders or stationary sets are the most common corporate Diwali gifts. Make corporate gifting more exciting with trendy coffee-mugs or table-clocks. Of course you can always include chocolates and dry-fruits with any corporate gift.

While you are busy celebrating Diwali with sweets and lights, remember that festivals are about spreading joy around you. You can always make some contribution towards the society according to your capabilities. A kind donation to an orphanage or any trusted NGO that works for a social cause can be a very thoughtful gift.

Generate awareness about environment conservation by eco-friendly gifts. There is a wide range of eco-friendly products starting from stationary to bags and lampshades. If you want to get really innovative, gift a tree this season. You can choose a wide variety of plants from beautiful flower-plants to the more expensive Bonsai.

So this Diwali, pick out the perfect Diwali gift for everyone and spread the festive cheer!