Nandiyavattai
Crepe jasmine. A staple archana flower for Shiva, offered by the handful.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayanagar Hoovina Angadi | Jayanagar | 4.7(466) | ₹5 | In stock · Next day |
| Meenakshi Flower House | Meenakshi Nagar | 4.9(754) | ₹5 | In stock · Next day |
| Sri Kamakshi Flower Stall | T. Nagar | 4.7(412) | ₹5 | In stock · Next day |
| Matunga Pooja Bhandar | Matunga | 4.6(402) | ₹5 | In stock · Next day |
| Dadar Mala Corner | Dadar | 4.3(224) | ₹6 | In stock · Next day |
| Kovai Poo Nilayam | R. S. Puram | 4.6(324) | ₹6 | In stock · 2 days |
| Mysuru Hoo Mandi | Devaraja Mohalla | 4.6(267) | ₹6 | In stock · Next day |
| Kothrud Phool Ghar | Kothrud | 4.4(176) | ₹4 | Out of stock |
7 of 8 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 Nandiyavattai.
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)
- Saraswati PoojaEssential30 pieces
White flowers only; Saraswati is offered nothing loud.
- Daily PoojaRecommended10 pieces
The everyday archana flower for Shiva.
- Maha ShivaratriRecommended20 pieces
- OnamRecommended40 pieces
The white band of the flower carpet.
How Nandiyavattai connects to Saraswati 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
- Nandiyavattai is needed by
- Saraswati Pooja
1 hop through the graph