Not Gold, Not Red: Why Princess Gauravi Kumari Chose Midnight Blue for Her Candlelit Diwali at City Palace
Princess Gauravi Kumari spent Diwali in a candlelit mirror hall at Jaipur’s City Palace, wearing midnight blue. Her post shows heritage as a lived tradition.
Celebrity Diwali feeds this year were full of fireworks, card parties and designer red carpets. Princess Gauravi Kumari of Jaipur posted something much quieter. She shared one photo from inside City Palace, Jaipur, with a two-word caption: "Diwali ♥️?". It is one of the most striking festive images of the season.
The setting does a lot of the work. She stands between two jewel-encrusted gilded pillars in a hall where every surface shines. The ceiling is covered in mirror mosaic, the walls have floral inlay in ruby-red and emerald-green glass, and a scalloped arch leads the eye down a long corridor. There are no string lights or LED panels. The room is lit only by candles placed along the marble floor, and the mirrors multiply their glow, which is close to how these halls were first meant to be seen.
A Colour That Breaks the Festive Rulebook
Most people dress for Diwali in reds, golds, pastels and ivories. Gauravi chose a deep midnight blue. Her ensemble is scattered with small sequin motifs and finished with a wide silver-embroidered border, and she wears a matching dupatta draped across one shoulder. Her accessories are traditional: a maang tikka, a layered statement necklace, earrings and stacked bangles. Her makeup is soft and her hair is left open.
