Diwali lobby decoration for HSR Layout, Koramangala and Bellandur apartments

1. Measure what you actually have

• Stand at the gate and take one photo of the entrance, one of the lift landing. That's your whole canvas in most buildings here.
• Check the floor: rangoli on polished granite smudges with every footstep. Put it beside the entrance steps or on a mat-sized patch next to the lift, not in the walking line.
• Lift landings are narrow. Lights go on the wall above head height; diyas go on a ledge or the reception counter, never on the floor near the lift door.

2. What fits a small lobby

Two blocks? Same kit twice, same colours, so nobody compares.

3. Power and the guard

• Older buildings in Koramangala and HSR often have one free socket in the lobby, sometimes none. Ask the facility person which socket is on the common-area meter before buying lights.
• Tell the security guard the timing: lights on at 6 pm, off at 11 pm, every day till the take-down date. A cheap plug-in timer saves the argument.
• Bellandur and Sarjapur Road societies usually log every delivery in a visitor app. Pre-approve the decor delivery so it doesn't get turned back. More in the gate and security rules guide.

4. One evening, three people

1. One person on lights (needs a stool and cable ties).
2. One on rangoli (stencil first, colour after, 45 minutes).
3. One on diyas and the final photo for the group.

Start after the evening parcel rush (around 7:30 pm) so you're not working around delivery riders at the entrance.

5. Timeline for Diwali 2026 (8 Nov)

1. By 20 Oct: photo of the lobby shared in the group, budget agreed.
2. By 27 Oct: order placed, three volunteers named.
3. By 3 Nov: delivered, lights tested on the actual socket.
4. 5-6 Nov: decoration evening.
5. By 15 Nov: take-down, LED diyas and lights back in one labelled bag.

6. A message you can paste in the association group

"Diwali lobby plan: 2-3 light strings at the entrance, ~20 LED diyas by the lift, small rangoli beside the steps. Need 3 volunteers for one evening, 5 or 6 Nov after 7:30 pm. Reply with your name. Delivery by 3 Nov, take-down by 15 Nov."

Running a multi-tower community instead? See the Whitefield and Sarjapur Road plan. Full single-lobby checklist: Diwali lobby decoration checklist. Budget it with the lobby budget calculator. North Bangalore? Hebbal, Yelahanka and Thanisandra plan. South Bangalore? JP Nagar, Bannerghatta Road and Electronic City plan.