India, Nov. 6 -- For actor Geeta Basra, Dhanteras is the one occasion when she makes an exception to her otherwise limited interest in jewellery shopping. "I am not really a jewellery person, but if I have to buy something, then it's always on Dhanteras," she says."I bought myself a mangalsutra last year, and the year before that, a delicate diamond-and-gold necklace. I like pieces that I can wear anytime, even every day," says Geeta, adding with a laugh that her husband, former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, is "clueless about these things", so she prefers choosing her own jewellery.

For the couple, Dhanteras also marks the beginning of celebrations that bring back memories of their first Diwali as a married couple in Jalandhar. "It was jus...