Actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna gave fans a glimpse of their Diwali celebrations in Japan, where they are holidaying with family. The couple shared a series of affectionate pictures from the trip, including a sweet moment in which Vijay is seen kissing Rashmika on the nose.

Their festive posts come days after they faced considerable social media backlash following their appearance on Koffee With Karan 9 and publicly responded to the criticism.Sharing the pictures on social media, Vijay revealed that the family had found a way to perform a Goma (homam) in Japan to mark Diwali. "When you find a way to do GOMA (Homam) in Japan on Happy DIWALI," he wrote, extending his wishes to fans and their families."Sending you all lots of love, biggest hugs and Diwali wishes to you and all your family from the Deverakonda family," he added. Photo credit: Instagram/rashmika_mandanna Rashmika, too, shared a warm festive message, wishing her followers happiness, good health and love. "Happyyyy Diwaliiiii from all of us to you, my lovessss!

I hope you find happiness in all the little and big things you do, that you’re always blessed with good health, lots of joy and endless love," she wrote.Here's a video:Here are some photos: Photo credit: Instagram/rashmika_mandanna Photo credit: Instagram/thedeverakonda Photo credit: Instagram/thedeverakonda Photo credit: Instagram/thedeverakonda The couple made their first public appearance after the backlash at Hyderabad airport on November 6, as they headed to Japan for the family holiday. Vijay's brother, actor Anand Deverakonda, and their parents were also seen with them.

The airport outing came shortly after both actors addressed the online criticism surrounding their conversation on the chat show.The backlash followed a discussion about their marriage proposal. On the show, Rashmika recalled telling Vijay, "Let's get married," to which he responded that she should ask him 100 times.

She later said she had asked him for an entire year. Several viewers criticised Vijay's remarks, with some suggesting that the exchange made Rashmika appear more invested in the relationship than him.

Rashmika subsequently addressed the criticism in a lengthy social media note, explaining that the conversation was not about the number of times she proposed but about the couple taking time to understand each other and be certain about their decision. She said Vijay was a thinker while she was "all heart", adding that both approaches worked for them.

She also pushed back against people commenting on their relationship and said she was happy with the life they had built together.Vijay, too, responded to the trolling, describing Rashmika as his best friend and wife and saying they were "gloriously happy". He also asked those who did not celebrate their relationship to leave them alone.

The couple's team separately filed a cyber complaint in Hyderabad over allegedly fabricated content, impersonation and targeted online harassment following the episode.On the work front, Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna were seen in the Telugu film, Ranabaali. The film received mixed reactions from critics and audiences alike.

While Vijay has Rowdy Janardhana in the pipeline, Rashmika will be seen in Mysaa and Raaka.- Ends