India, Nov. 2 -- As the festival of lights approaches, diyas, candles and floral decorations are slowly lining the shelves of makeshift shops that have sprung up across the city, adding to the festive atmosphere.

Traditional diyas in shades of red, green and gold sit alongside pastel-coloured candles, which have made their way into shopkeepers' stock only recently, following trends popularised on the internet. These items have travelled to Gurugram's markets from Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

Charan Singh Arora, a shopkeeper at the Sector 14 HUDA market, said he has been setting up his stall during Rakhi and Diwali every year for the past two decades.

Otherwise employed as a sampling in-charge in the export sector, Arora ta...