What started as a routine Diwali cleaning chore turned into unexpectedly hitting a jackpot. Rahul Kumar, a Reddit user, shared a post on Saturday, revealing how a day of house cleaning led to the shocking discovery of Rs 2 lakhs in the old 2,000 rupee banknotes hidden in a corner of their house.

The post titled “Biggest Diwali Safai of 2025”, has gone viral.

“During Diwali safai, my mom found Rs 2 lakh in old 2000 rupee notes…hidden inside an old DTH box, probably kept there by my desi dad back in demonetisation times. We haven’t told him yet,” Kumar wrote.

Biggest diwali Safai of 2025

by u/Rahul_Kumar82 in indiasocial

With the user asking for suggestions on how to proceed, the comments ranged from amusement to sound financial advice.

One user said, “They are still a legal tender

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