Tulsi Leaves
Holy basil. Indispensable for Vishnu and Satyanarayan worship — no substitute is considered acceptable.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadar Mala Corner | Dadar | 4.3(224) | ₹18 | In stock · Next day |
| Kovai Poo Nilayam | R. S. Puram | 4.6(324) | ₹18 | In stock · Next day |
| Mysuru Hoo Mandi | Devaraja Mohalla | 4.6(267) | ₹18 | In stock · Next day |
| Kothrud Phool Ghar | Kothrud | 4.4(176) | ₹19 | In stock · Next day |
| Gandhipuram Pooja Stores | Gandhipuram | 4.4(158) | ₹19 | In stock · Next day |
| Jayanagar Hoovina Angadi | Jayanagar | 4.7(466) | ₹20 | In stock · Next day |
| Malleshwaram Pooja Samagri | Malleshwaram | 4.5(312) | ₹20 | In stock · Next day |
| Sri Kamakshi Flower Stall | T. Nagar | 4.7(412) | ₹21 | In stock · Next day |
| Adyar Pooja Mart | Adyar | 4.5(289) | ₹21 | In stock · Next day |
| Matunga Pooja Bhandar | Matunga | 4.6(402) | ₹24 | In stock · Next day |
10 of 10 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 Tulsi 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)
- Satyanarayan PoojaEssential2 bunches
No substitute is accepted for tulsi in Vishnu worship. Buy it fresh on the day.
- Krishna JanmashtamiEssential2 bunches
Every offering to Krishna is finished with a tulsi leaf.
- Daily PoojaRecommended1 bunch
A few leaves a day if the household keeps a Vishnu altar.
How Tulsi Leaves connects to Satyanarayan 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
- Tulsi Leaves is needed by
- Satyanarayan Pooja
1 hop through the graph