A shop that grew up around poojas
One counter on FC Road, three generations, and a fairly simple rule: sell only what you would use in your own mandir.
It started with one brass diya
In 1998, my grandfather rented a nine-foot shop in Laxmi Market and filled it with diyas, agarbatti and whatever the families in the lane asked for that week. There was no website and no catalogue — just a notebook with names and what they usually needed before Diwali.
Twenty-five years later, the notebook is a website, but the shop has not really changed. We still buy from the same brass workshops in Moradabad and the same incense makers in Mysore. We still open a box before it leaves the counter, because a cracked thali on the morning of a pooja is not something an apology fixes.
What we have added is a little more order: labelled kits, honest weights on every product page, and WhatsApp — so you can ask a question and get an answer from someone who has actually packed the thing.
Three things we will not compromise on
Materials stated plainly
Solid brass means solid brass. If something is brass-plated, it says so. Weight and material are on every listing.
Packed like it is ours
Double wrapping, separate pouches for fragile pieces, and a photo of your parcel before it is sealed.
Answers, not scripts
Ask "will this fit a 9-inch mandir" and you get a real answer, usually with a photo and a measuring tape in frame.
A few dates worth keeping
The first counter
A nine-foot shop in Laxmi Market, mostly diyas, agarbatti and clay items sold loose by weight.
Brass and idols
Direct sourcing from Moradabad workshops begins. The first complete thali sets arrive in the shop.
Pooja kits
After one too many families arriving at 8 pm the night before a pooja, we started pre-packing kits with checklists.
Delivering outside Pune
Careful packing and a courier partner take the shop to 240+ pin codes across India.
The same shop, a wider counter
300+ products, bulk and corporate orders, and WhatsApp on the counter phone from morning to night.
Come see the shop, or just message us
Laxmi Market, FC Road, Pune. Open Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 8 pm. Tea is usually on.