The smell ofburntcrackers inthe air fordaysWatchingDiwali specialTV programs/ new movierelease 🎥School/collegeDiwali vacationexcitementFighting overwho lightsthe firstphuljhari🧨Familyphotowith diyaslined up 📷Wearingjasmine/mallipoo in hair withfestive saree🌸Temple visitafter earlymorningpoojaStickyfingers fromsweets &mixture 😝Bursting1000-wala orlakshmicrackers🔥Eating toomany kajukatlis &laddoosVisitingcrowdedDiwali melas/ fairs 🎡Unwrappingshiny mithaigift boxesGettingpocketmoney orshagun 💸Drawingrangoli /kolam at theentranceSwappingmithai /murukkudabbas withneighbors 🫂Playing teenpatti / cardswith cousinstill midnightA rocket fallssidewaysandeveryoneruns 😂Someone’sphuljharirefuses tolightOil bathbeforeDiwalimorning 🪔Usingagarbatti tolightcrackersBurstingcrackers onthe streetwith thewhole colonyCleaning thehousebeforeDiwaliGifting newutensils (Southcustom: “diwalikattai”) 🍲Murukku,adhirasam,seedai onthe snackplateThe smell ofburntcrackers inthe air fordaysWatchingDiwali specialTV programs/ new movierelease 🎥School/collegeDiwali vacationexcitementFighting overwho lightsthe firstphuljhari🧨Familyphotowith diyaslined up 📷Wearingjasmine/mallipoo in hair withfestive saree🌸Temple visitafter earlymorningpoojaStickyfingers fromsweets &mixture 😝Bursting1000-wala orlakshmicrackers🔥Eating toomany kajukatlis &laddoosVisitingcrowdedDiwali melas/ fairs 🎡Unwrappingshiny mithaigift boxesGettingpocketmoney orshagun 💸Drawingrangoli /kolam at theentranceSwappingmithai /murukkudabbas withneighbors 🫂Playing teenpatti / cardswith cousinstill midnightA rocket fallssidewaysandeveryoneruns 😂Someone’sphuljharirefuses tolightOil bathbeforeDiwalimorning 🪔Usingagarbatti tolightcrackersBurstingcrackers onthe streetwith thewhole colonyCleaning thehousebeforeDiwaliGifting newutensils (Southcustom: “diwalikattai”) 🍲Murukku,adhirasam,seedai onthe snackplate

Diwali Nostalgia - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The smell of burnt crackers in the air for days
  2. Watching Diwali special TV programs / new movie release 🎥
  3. School/college Diwali vacation excitement
  4. Fighting over who lights the first phuljhari🧨
  5. Family photo with diyas lined up 📷
  6. Wearing jasmine/malli poo in hair with festive saree🌸
  7. Temple visit after early morning pooja
  8. Sticky fingers from sweets & mixture 😝
  9. Bursting 1000-wala or lakshmi crackers🔥
  10. Eating too many kaju katlis & laddoos
  11. Visiting crowded Diwali melas / fairs 🎡
  12. Unwrapping shiny mithai gift boxes
  13. Getting pocket money or shagun 💸
  14. Drawing rangoli / kolam at the entrance
  15. Swapping mithai / murukku dabbas with neighbors 🫂
  16. Playing teen patti / cards with cousins till midnight
  17. A rocket falls sideways and everyone runs 😂
  18. Someone’s phuljhari refuses to light
  19. Oil bath before Diwali morning 🪔
  20. Using agarbatti to light crackers
  21. Bursting crackers on the street with the whole colony
  22. Cleaning the house before Diwali
  23. Gifting new utensils (South custom: “diwali kattai”) 🍲
  24. Murukku, adhirasam, seedai on the snack plate