Bilva Leaves
Three-lobed bael leaves, offered to Shiva. Counted in threes; a torn leaf is not offered.
Where to buy
Every shop that carries it, cheapest in-stock first.
Price, stock and lead time are properties of the AVAILABLE_AT relationship — the same product costs different amounts at different shops, and that fact belongs to the pairing.Product → AVAILABLE_AT → Florist → LOCATED_IN → Location
| Shop | Area | Rating | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiranagar Blooms | Indiranagar | 4.2(143) | ₹22 | In stock · Next day |
| Mysuru Hoo Mandi | Devaraja Mohalla | 4.6(267) | ₹22 | In stock · Next day |
| Kovai Poo Nilayam | R. S. Puram | 4.6(324) | ₹23 | In stock · 2 days |
| Matunga Pooja Bhandar | Matunga | 4.6(402) | ₹24 | In stock · Next day |
| Jayanagar Hoovina Angadi | Jayanagar | 4.7(466) | ₹24 | In stock · Next day |
| Kothrud Phool Ghar | Kothrud | 4.4(176) | ₹24 | In stock · 2 days |
| Gandhipuram Pooja Stores | Gandhipuram | 4.4(158) | ₹25 | In stock · Next day |
| Meenakshi Flower House | Meenakshi Nagar | 4.9(754) | ₹25 | In stock · 2 days |
| Malleshwaram Pooja Samagri | Malleshwaram | 4.5(312) | ₹25 | In stock · Next day |
| Sri Kamakshi Flower Stall | T. Nagar | 4.7(412) | ₹27 | In stock · Next day |
| Dadar Phool Galli | Dadar | 4.7(891) | ₹28 | In stock · Next day |
| Mylapore Mala Stores | Mylapore | 4.8(638) | ₹28 | In stock · Next day |
| Adyar Pooja Mart | Adyar | 4.5(289) | ₹27 | Out of stock |
| Kapali Flower Mart | Mylapore | 4.3(201) | ₹27 | Out of stock |
12 of 14 shops have it in stock right now.
If you can't get it
Alternatives found by walking the substitution chain up to three hops.
Closeness is multiplied along the chain, so a substitute reached in two hops automatically scores lower than a direct one — no rule had to say so.Product → SUBSTITUTE_FOR*1..3 → Product
There is no accepted substitute for Bilva Leaves.
For items like tulsi, durva grass and bilva leaves this is a real answer, not a gap in the data — the ritual does not permit a stand-in. The graph represents that by the honest means of having no relationship.
Needed for
Every occasion that calls for this, and how much each one needs.
Exactly the same relationship as the checklist, traversed in the other direction and at the same cost. A relational schema would need a second index for this.Occasion → NEEDS → Product (read backwards)
- Maha ShivaratriEssential5 bunches
Offered in threes, unbroken. The single most important item of the night.
- Ayush HomamRecommended2 bunches
How Bilva Leaves connects to Maha Shivaratri
The route the graph took, not just the fact that a route exists.
This is the query with no relational equivalent. A join returns rows; the joins that connected them are gone by the time the result exists. Only a graph can hand back the path itself.shortestPath, up to 6 hops
- Bilva Leaves is needed by
- Maha Shivaratri
1 hop through the graph