Karthigai Deepam
Rows of clay lamps along every wall and threshold. Second only to Diwali for diya and oil demand in the south.
Where to buy it in Pune
Every item on the list, resolved to a shop that has it in stock.
A four-hop traversal. The trailing variable-length step is what lets “Chennai” match a florist registered in T. Nagar without you having to know that.Occasion → NEEDS → Product → AVAILABLE_AT → Florist → LOCATED_IN → Location → PART_OF*0..3
No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—Pori urundai is the prasad of the day.
No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—Every wall, sill and step. Buy far more than feels sensible.
No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
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Can't get something? Use this instead
Alternatives for the items no shop nearby has in stock.
Substitutes chain. Jasmine is out of season, tuberose stands in for jasmine, chrysanthemum stands in for tuberose — the walk follows the chain and scores each extra hop lower on its own.Product → SUBSTITUTE_FOR*1..3 → Product
Agarbathi — No vendor near you has Agarbathi in stock, and there is no accepted substitute for it. It is worth widening your search area.
There is no accepted substitute for this one. It is worth widening your search area rather than replacing it.
Camphor — No vendor near you has Camphor in stock, and there is no accepted substitute for it. It is worth widening your search area.
There is no accepted substitute for this one. It is worth widening your search area rather than replacing it.
Coconut — No vendor near you has Coconut in stock, and there is no accepted substitute for it. It is worth widening your search area.
There is no accepted substitute for this one. It is worth widening your search area rather than replacing it.
Jaggery — No vendor near you has Jaggery in stock, and there is no accepted substitute for it. It is worth widening your search area.
There is no accepted substitute for this one. It is worth widening your search area rather than replacing it.
The full checklist
Grouped by category, essentials first. Quantities and notes come from the relationship between this occasion and each item.
The quantity, the unit, the importance and the note all live on the NEEDS relationship — not on the flower and not on the occasion. That is the clearest single argument for modelling this as a graph.Occasion → NEEDS → Product → BELONGS_TO → Category
Offerings & Prasad(4)
Oil Lamps(5)
- Sesame OilEssential3 bottles₹630est.
- Cotton WicksEssential3 packets₹75est.
- ₹800est.
- GheeRecommended1 bottle₹380est.
- Brass Lamp (Kuthu Vilakku)Recommended1 piece₹1,450est.
Loose Flowers(1)
- Marigold (Loose)Recommended1 kg₹120est.
Others also bought
Discovered from real purchase history, not from anything an editor curated.
Three hops through the purchase history: what does this occasion need, who bought those things, and what else did those people buy.Occasion → NEEDS → Product ← BOOKS ← Customer → BOOKS → Product
Kumkum
Bought by 23 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Akshata
Bought by 21 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Banana Leaves
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Betel Leaves & Nuts
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Rangoli Powder
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Turmeric Powder
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Mango Leaves
Bought by 18 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Jasmine (Malli)
Bought by 16 people who also picked up Marigold (Loose) and Agarbathi
Coming up next
What this occasion usually precedes — worth buying for at the same time.
Occasions are sequenced in the graph, so the app can suggest buying once for two events instead of twice.Occasion → PRECEDES → Occasion