Three countries, one family. Diwali together.
Plan Diwali together across time zones, in one private place. Each branch can add its own side of the family tree, birthday reminders come straight from the tree, and the whole family joins free.
- No card to start
- Invite-only
- Nobody's data sold
Diwali Sunday 8 November 2026
Make a Diwali card with your family's nameDiwali away from home wishes and quotesDiwali 2026 dates, from Navratri to Bhai DoojOn kunbaa.com, iPhone and Android.
- One planhost, puja time, who brings what
- One albumeveryone's photos from the day
- Invite-onlyno public feed, and nobody's data is sold
- Freefor everyone in the family to join
The short answer
Kunbaa is an invite-only family space where you plan Diwali with relatives in other cities and countries: who hosts, the puja time, who brings what, and when to call the family far away, in one plan everyone can see. On the day, everyone adds their photos to the same album. Everyone in the family joins free.
Dates from Drik Panchang for New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, New Delhi, Melbourne and Auckland, checked 1 October 2026.
One evening can't hold everyone
Diwali evening at 7 pm in Chicago is Monday lunchtime in Sydney and Monday dawn in Pune. Nobody's evening matches, so the plan can't live in one call.
On Kunbaa the plan is there when each branch wakes up: the host, the puja time, the list of who brings what, and the time of the call that suits the most people.
A plan the whole family can see
Pick Diwali and the plan starts with Diwali's own checklist: the host and puja time, sweets and dinner, diyas, rangoli colours and puja items, the call with family far away, and a reminder for everyone to add their photos. Change anything; it's your family's plan.
Diwali's date moves with the lunar calendar and can differ by a day between regions, so the family picks the day it keeps.
Everyone's photos, one album
Your mother's rangoli in New Jersey, your brother's first diya in his new flat, Nani's hands rolling ladoos. On the day, everyone adds their photos to the event's album, and next year's Diwali starts from this year's.
Only the relatives you invite can see them. Kunbaa is invite-only, has no public feed, and sells nobody's data.
Everyone in it, including the grandparents
Everyone in the family joins free, wherever they live, and each relative has their own place on the family tree. Grandparents can follow the plan and the album on kunbaa.com in a browser.
Accounts are for adults; children are in the photos and on the tree, added by their parents.
How it works
Pick Diwali
The plan starts with Diwali's own checklist, and your family picks the day it keeps.Invite the family
Each relative gets their place on the tree and sees the plan.Share out the jobs
Everyone ticks off what they're bringing; reminders go to whoever has the job.Add your photos on the day
From every home, into one album that the invited family can open.Vote as a family
The host starts a vote, best dish or where next year, and everyone votes once. Totals, never names.
Kept in your family's own way
The Diwali season means different things in different families. These pages say what each day is, when it falls in 2026, and how to keep it together across countries.
- Bandi Chhor Divas
The Sikh festival of release, on Sunday 8 November 2026: what it remembers, how families keep it, and how to share it across countries.
- Jain Diwali (Mahavir Nirvan)
The day Jain families remember Bhagwan Mahavir's nirvana, on 8 or 9 November 2026 by the sources we checked: what to check with your community and how to keep it together.
- Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas)
The first day of the Gujarati year, on 9 or 10 November 2026 depending on where you live: Saal Mubarak, Annakut, and keeping the day with family abroad.
- Kali Puja
The Bengali night of Kali Puja, kept on the new-moon night of the Diwali season: what it is, how families keep it, and how to share it across time zones.
An idea, not a feature
Would you use a family video greeting?
Collect a short video from every relative and play them together on Diwali morning. Would you use it?
It isn't built, and there is no date. We aren't asking for your email.
This Diwali, give a year
Buy a year of Kunbaa Plus for your parents' household, or anyone you love. You pay once on kunbaa.com, nothing renews, and they open it with a link.
Frequently asked questions
More questions? Read the full FAQ or the help centre.
When is Diwali in 2026?
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on Sunday 8 November 2026 in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Dhanteras is Friday 6 November. Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj fall a day earlier in the US and Canada (9 and 10 November) than in India, Australia and New Zealand (10 and 11 November). Your temple's calendar decides; Kunbaa lets your family pick its own day. Dates from Drik Panchang for New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, New Delhi, Melbourne and Auckland, checked 1 October 2026.
How do we plan Diwali with family in different countries?
Put the plan where everyone can see it, whatever time they wake up: the host, the puja time, who brings what, and a call time that suits the most people. Then ask everyone to add their photos to one album on the day.
How is this different from our family WhatsApp group?
Keep the group for talking. Kunbaa keeps the plan, the photos and the family tree together, so the photos stay with the people in them and next Diwali starts from this one.
Can relatives in India or anywhere else join?
Yes. Everyone in the family joins free, wherever they live, and sees only what is shared with them.
Who can see our Diwali photos?
Only the relatives you invite. Kunbaa is invite-only, has no public feed and sells nobody's data. See exactly how private Kunbaa is.
We keep Bandi Chhor Divas, Deepavali or Jain Diwali. Does this work for us?
Yes. The plan is your family's own: name it, pick the day you keep and invite who you like. Bandi Chhor Divas, Jain Diwali, Gujarati New Year and Kali Puja each have a page.
Does it cost anything?
Starting a family, the tree, events and the album are free, and everyone in the family joins free. Kunbaa Plus is an optional paid plan for keeping more of the family archive. See pricing.
Is there an app?
Yes, on iPhone and Android, and everything also works on kunbaa.com.
Can the family vote on the best dish?
Yes. The host starts a vote on the Diwali event with two to six answers; everyone invited votes once and can change their vote until it closes. Everyone sees the totals and their own vote; nobody sees who voted for what.