Lakshmi Pooja
Worship of Lakshmi for prosperity, kept on Fridays and at the peak of Diwali. Lotus and red cloth are the signatures.
Where to buy each item
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
- ₹23for 1 packet
- ₹26for 1 packet
- ₹35for 1 packet
Lakshmi is seated on the lotus; it is her flower before any other.
₹203for 5 pieces- ₹41for 1 packet
- ₹85for 2 pieces
- ₹63for 1 dozen
Spread beneath the idol and the kalash.
₹144for 1 pieceGhee rather than oil for the lamp on a Friday.
Matunga Pooja Bhandar· Matunga · ₹403 / bottle · Next day₹403for 1 bottle- ₹1,392for 1 piece
- ₹81for 1 bunch
For the prasad offered at the close.
₹85for 0.5 kgMade to order and only in season — ask two days ahead.
₹828for 1 pieceCovers most of this list in one box if you are short on time.
₹851for 1 kit- ₹138for 1 set
Fewest stops
Which single shop covers the most of this list — because visiting four shops on a festival morning is not realistic.
Traverse out to every vendor, then aggregate back per vendor while remembering which items were never covered. In SQL this needs a four-table join, a GROUP BY, and a correlated NOT EXISTS per checklist item.aggregate back over the traversal
Still needed elsewhere: Red Rose, Lotus, Lotus Garland, Ghee +2 more
Still needed elsewhere: Red Rose, Lotus, Lotus Garland, Kumkum +2 more
Still needed elsewhere: Red Rose, Lotus, Lotus Garland, Turmeric Powder +5 more
Still needed elsewhere: Red Rose, Lotus, Lotus Garland, Turmeric Powder +6 more
Still needed elsewhere: Kumkum, Turmeric Powder, Rangoli Powder, Coconut +8 more
Still needed elsewhere: Kumkum, Turmeric Powder, Rangoli Powder, Coconut +8 more
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(3)
- ₹380est.
- Cotton WicksEssential1 packet₹25est.
- Brass Lamp (Kuthu Vilakku)Essential1 piece₹1,450est.
Ritual Textiles(1)
- ₹160est.
Sacred Leaves(1)
- ₹225est.
Sacred Powders(3)
- KumkumEssential1 packet₹40est.
- Turmeric PowderEssential1 packet₹45est.
- Rangoli PowderOptional1 set₹150est.
Deity Garlands(1)
- ₹900est.
Loose Flowers(1)
- Red RoseRecommended1 bunch₹90est.
Pooja Kits(1)
- ₹990est.
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
Camphor
Bought by 22 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Agarbathi
Bought by 21 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Banana Leaves
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Betel Leaves & Nuts
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Mango Leaves
Bought by 18 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Marigold (Loose)
Bought by 17 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Jasmine (Malli)
Bought by 16 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus
Sesame Oil
Bought by 16 people who also picked up Red Rose and Lotus