Diwali Mithai Sweet Shop: a glowing open-fronted sweet shop with a glass counter of jalebi, ladoo and barfi, marigold garlands, clay diyas and a jalebi cart. ~800 pieces, building instructions available.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across India and around the world, usually in October or November on the new moon night of the month of Kartika. In the days before it, neighbourhood sweet shops, known as mithai bhandars or halwai shops, become some of the busiest places in town. Families queue for boxes of ladoo, silver-leafed barfi and kaju katli to share with relatives, friends and neighbours, while a halwai at the front pipes spirals of batter into hot oil and drops the crisp jalebi into warm sugar syrup.
Doorways are hung with torans of orange and yellow marigolds, and rows of small clay diyas filled with oil or ghee flicker along counters and steps as evening falls, welcoming light and good fortune. This brick model brings that street corner to life with an open shopfront, a glass counter stacked with jalebi, ladoo and barfi, marigold garlands, glowing diyas and a little jalebi cart out front.
How many pieces is the Diwali Mithai Sweet Shop and how big is it?
The model uses 797 pieces in 116 different part types, built over 98 illustrated steps. Finished, it measures about 14 × 20 × 13 cm (length × width × height), a comfortable size for a festive shelf or windowsill display.
How do I get the bricks for this sweet shop model?
Bricks are not included; you receive picture-only PDF instructions plus a parts list as a CSV file and a BrickLink wanted list (XML), so you can order every part in one go. Buying the parts on BrickLink typically costs about $55–100, not including shipping, though this is only an estimate.
Does the Diwali Mithai Sweet Shop work with LEGO® bricks?
Yes, it is built entirely from standard parts compatible with LEGO® bricks. It is an independent fan design (MOC), not an official LEGO set and not affiliated with the LEGO Group.
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