Diwali greeting card with your name

Diwali 2026: date and what to write

Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November 2026, the day of Lakshmi Puja. The festival of lights runs over several days, from Dhanteras on 6 November to Bhai Dooj on 11 November. Dates can differ by a day between regions, so check your local calendar.

Most families send Diwali wishes on WhatsApp on the evening of Lakshmi Puja. A card with your own names, a regional language and maybe your family photo gets noticed far more than the forwards that arrive in every group that day.

Diwali wishes you can copy

Tap Copy to copy a wish with your names at the end, WhatsApp to send it with a link to your card, or Put on card to add it to the card above.

Diwali wishes in English

• May the lamps of Diwali light up your home with joy, your heart with peace and your year with good luck.
• Wishing you and your family a Diwali full of sweets, laughter and glowing diyas.
• May Goddess Lakshmi bless you with health, happiness and prosperity this Diwali and all year.
• Let every diya you light today chase away a worry. Happy Diwali!
• Sending warm Diwali wishes to a family that makes every festival feel like home.
• May this festival of lights bring you new hope, new beginnings and many reasons to celebrate.
• Another year, another round of rangoli, mithai and family photos. Happy Diwali, my favourite people!
• May your Diwali be as bright as your smile and as sweet as your laddoos.
• Wishing you light where it is dark, love where it is quiet and joy wherever you go. Shubh Deepavali.
• Far from home this Diwali, but close in heart. Wishing you light, love and a plate of something sweet.

Diwali wishes in Hindi

• दीपों का यह त्योहार आपके जीवन में खुशियों की रोशनी लेकर आए। शुभ दीपावली!
• माँ लक्ष्मी आपके घर सुख, समृद्धि और स्वास्थ्य का आशीर्वाद दें। दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।
• आपको और आपके परिवार को दीपावली की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं। आपका जीवन दीयों की तरह जगमगाता रहे।
• रोशनी का यह पर्व आपके जीवन से अंधकार दूर करे और नई उम्मीदें जगाए। शुभ दीपावली!
• मिठाइयों की मिठास और दीयों की चमक आपके जीवन में सदा बनी रहे। दीपावली की शुभकामनाएं!

Short Diwali captions

• Diyas lit, hearts full. Happy Diwali.
• Light over darkness, always. Shubh Deepavali.
• Rangoli done, mithai ready. Happy Diwali!
• Home is where the diyas are.
• Wishing you a Diwali as bright as your smile.
• Sparkle, shine and eat all the sweets.

How to make a Diwali card with your name

1. Check the date. Diwali is on Sunday 8 November 2026. The countdown above shows the days left.
2. Type your names. Add who it is for, your family name if the card is from the whole family, and pick the greeting language (English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil).
3. Choose a design. Use the festival picture, add your own photo in a round frame, or pick the Mandala design. Pick Post, Story or Square for the size.
4. Download or share. On a phone, Share card sends the picture to WhatsApp. On a computer, Download card saves it. Copy card link gives a link that opens the same card.

Want an AI photo of yourself in festival clothes? Read the Diwali AI photo prompts guide, or browse all AI festival photo prompts.

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