Lotus
Offered whole to Lakshmi and Vishnu. Scarce outside the monsoon months and priced accordingly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Kamakshi Flower Stall | T. Nagar | 4.7(412) | ₹41 | In stock · Next day |
| Madurai Mala Kadai | Meenakshi Nagar | 4.6(288) | ₹42 | In stock · Next day |
| Kapali Flower Mart | Mylapore | 4.3(201) | ₹43 | In stock · Next day |
| Dadar Phool Galli | Dadar | 4.7(891) | ₹44 | In stock · Next day |
| Dadar Mala Corner | Dadar | 4.3(224) | ₹48 | In stock · Next day |
| Mysuru Hoo Mandi | Devaraja Mohalla | 4.6(267) | ₹49 | In stock · Next day |
| Jayanagar Hoovina Angadi | Jayanagar | 4.7(466) | ₹52 | In stock · Next day |
| Meenakshi Flower House | Meenakshi Nagar | 4.9(754) | ₹40 | Out of stock |
| Kovai Poo Nilayam | R. S. Puram | 4.6(324) | ₹49 | Out of stock |
7 of 9 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
Widely accepted for Lakshmi outside the monsoon, when lotus simply is not available.
Widely accepted for Lakshmi outside the monsoon, when lotus simply is not available.
Widely accepted for Lakshmi outside the monsoon, when lotus simply is not available.
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)
- Lakshmi PoojaEssential5 pieces
Lakshmi is seated on the lotus; it is her flower before any other.
- DiwaliRecommended5 pieces
Out of season by Diwali in most years — check substitutes.
- Varalakshmi VrathamRecommended3 pieces
How Lotus connects to Lakshmi Pooja
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
- Lotus is needed by
- Lakshmi Pooja
1 hop through the graph