Apart from the fruits, sweets and dried fruits that are traditional festival presents, electronic gadgets, apparels, shoes, sun glasses, wrist watches and personal grooming products are also becoming popular gift items.

Besides pounding the streets and checking out the stock at the decorated stores, visiting the numerous e-commerce sites like kaymu.com, muncha.com, yeskantipur.com and bhatbhetenionline.com has also become popular among shoppers these days. In today’s edition of Bazaar, The Kathmandu Post presents a few gift ideas for Deepawali.

Gadgets

Electronic gadgets like smartphone, tablet and camera could become the perfect gift for those who don’t mind spending some extra bucks. Apart from brands like Samsung, Micromax, Karbonn, Colors and LG, the newly introduced Gionee, Panasonic, Videocon and Huawei offer recently launched smartphones ranging from affordable to high-end. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Gionee V4S and Panasonic P 81 are some of the smartphones that were recently rolled out in Nepal. People looking for cameras have a wide variety to choose from. Samsung, Sony, Canon

and Nikon offer cameras ranging from digital and mirror-less to DSLR. Special festive offers and freebies launched by the companies will brighten up your shopping experience.

Wrist Watches

Wrist watches have always been one of the most loved gifts in almost all age groups. For those who want to present watches, watch stores on Durbar Marg and New Road offer products from world class brands like Seiko, Timex, Rolex, Rado, Tissot and Tag Heuer.

Apparels

Gifting readymade garments is very popular among people. Targeting the approaching winter season, shops on Durbar Marg and New Road, among other places, have launched a wide range of winter wear for men and women. Clothing brands like United Colors of Benetton, Louis Philippe, John Players, Springwood and Monte Carlo have been selling a wide range of apparels from their showrooms located at Durbar Marg, New Road and various shopping malls in the valley. Apart from imported shoes, there is a wide range of stylish products from Nepali manufacturers. Leather wallets are also good choice to present as gifts.

Idols

One of the major events of Tihar is worshipping goddess Laxmi, so providing idols of the goddess of prosperity and wealth can be one of the gift options. Traditional marketplaces like Asan, Bangemuda, Indra Chowk and Basantapur in Kathmandu and similar bazaars in Patan and Bhaktapur offer idols made of brass, copper, clay and crystal. Similarly, images of the goddess decorated with flashing lights are also a good gift idea during Tihar. A number of departmental stores also offer a wide collection of such statues.

Jewellery

Jewellery made of gold, silver, diamond and other precious stones has always been popular gifts. As gold and silver prices have been decreasing in recent times, there is greater bustle in the jewellery market this year. Necklaces, pendants and earrings can be good choices as gift items for women while chains, rings and bracelets are suitable presents for men. Likewise, precious stones like diamond, aquamarine and ruby are among the high-end products. Patan, Bishal Bazaar, New Road, Pyukha and Durbar Marg can be the best destinations for jewellery buyers.

Confectionery

Confectionery like sweets and chocolates can be ideal gifts as they are considered to be an essential part of the celebrations. Boxes of sweets with extra decorations are found in almost all the departmental stores and retail stores which also offer their special products to mark the festival. For diabetic people, various sugar-free sweets and bakery products are available. Nandan, Aangan, Rameshwarom, Gulab, Dudh Sagar, Anmol and Sangam Sweets are some popular sweet stores in Kathmandu.

Personal Grooming Products

Perfumes, deodorants, gel and aftershaves are attractive gifts for men. Besides these products, make-up kits are good choices to delight women acquaintances.