When Hari leaves, we are unsure of when he is to return and this causes much angst for his family, especially Lila. "She thought of Hari with such longing that tears stung her eyes" as Lila needed her brother home because "ever since Hari left, everything had become uncertain". But she soon comes to a descision that "perhaps he will come back at Diwali." This brings a light of hope for her and the sisters as they now have Diwali to wait for in anticipation, for Hari to come home from Bombay. The plot reveals that their mother has been cured and is well on the mend when Hari comes to collect her. This is just in time for the festival of Diwali signifying well-being and good health. As all these events fall into place and everything good is happening we notice a restoration of their lives to what it should be and how they want to be living their lives. Desai uses Diwali as a celebration for the family as well as the sacred celebration undertaken by all Indians. For the family it seems to mean something more than just a cultural thing, it is about them surviving the dark times and making it into the hopefulness of their future that now show great promise and success.
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