Try these 20 ways for a self-indulgent and different Diwali this year

It's traditional to buy new clothes for Diwali

Old-timers remember Diwali as a simple family affair, marked by lights, laughter and warmth. Now, it’s dusty, noisy and ostentatious. Depressing? Not if you beat the revellers at their own game. Presenting a variety of ways to have an indulgent, not necessarily expensive — and quite different — Diwali.

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Go drinking at a sky bar and get a ringside view of the fireworks. Pretty much all the metros have one: try the Dome at the Intercontinental (Mumbai), High Ultra Lounge at the World Trade Centre (Bengaluru), Kylin Premier at Ambience Mall (New Delhi) or Raise