Diwali

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• An ancient geometric symbol of well-being often drawn in vermilion (8)
• The thickened milk core of almost every celebratory confection (5)
• The holy edible remains of a ritual offering (6)
• Noisy sky-shatterers that drive pets under the sofa (12)
• A circular motion of fire accompanied by a rhythmic song (4)
• A gesture of affection wrapped in colorful paper and tied with a bow (6)
• A hymn of praise where the verses often rhyme with devotion (7)
• The salty counter-balance to a box full of syrup (7)
• Row of lights that effectively sandwiches a valley in Sanskrit (9)
• The queen whose rescue prompted the original path of lamps (4)

Down

• The grand result of a billion tiny wicks fighting the void (12)
• A handheld wand of falling stars that never quite reaches the sky (9)
• A silver-skinned diamond that tastes of condensed milk and cardamom (5)
• The traditional account books opened for the new fiscal year (6)
• Thirteenth day for the gold-hearted and the utensil-needy (9)
• The visual effect of many colored lights reflecting in a royal court (12)
• A demon whose early morning defeat calls for a ritualistic oil bath (10)
• Terracotta vessels that drink oil and breathe fire (5)
• A garlanded threshold guard made of marigolds and mango leaves (5)
• A tangled orange labyrinth of fermented batter and sugar syrup (6)

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