From mud forts, Gharonda, Lagium & Narkasura effigies, the states of Goa, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh etc celebrate Diwali in unique ways. I take a plate of diyas to the staircase, carefully minding my new lehenga and its dupatta. My mother is already serving snacks to the guests, and I can smell the freshly-made laddoos and chaklis.