Raksha Bandhan
A thread tied on the wrist, sweets exchanged, and a small aarti performed with the plate.
Where to buy it in Madurai
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.
—No shop in this area has it in stock.
—The rakhi itself. One per brother.
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.
—The aarti plate is carried around the brother before the thread is tied.
No shop in this area has it in stock.
—- ₹81for 1 bunch
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: Agarbathi, Camphor, Kumkum, Coconut +5 more
Still needed elsewhere: Agarbathi, Camphor, Kumkum, Coconut +5 more
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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.
Kumkum — No vendor near you has Kumkum 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.
Dry Fruits — No vendor near you has Dry Fruits in stock right now.
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)
- Dry FruitsEssential1 packet₹320est.
- AkshataEssential1 packet₹30est.
- CoconutRecommended1 piece₹45est.
- JaggeryRecommended0.5 kg₹90est.
Ritual Textiles(1)
- ₹50est.
Sacred Powders(1)
- KumkumEssential1 packet₹40est.
Ritual Vessels(1)
- Pooja ThaliRecommended1 piece
The aarti plate is carried around the brother before the thread is tied.
₹620est.
Loose Flowers(1)
- Red RoseOptional1 bunch₹90est.
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
Cotton Wicks
Bought by 21 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Banana Leaves
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Betel Leaves & Nuts
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Rangoli Powder
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Turmeric Powder
Bought by 19 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Mango Leaves
Bought by 18 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Marigold (Loose)
Bought by 17 people who also picked up Red Rose and Agarbathi
Bananas
Bought by 16 people who also picked up Red Rose 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