Getting ready for Karthigai Deepam
Diyas, oil and wicks: how many you need and how to keep them burning.
How to choose a kuthuvilakku
Height, number of faces and weight: what to decide before you buy.
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Notes from Thiruvilakku Pooja Store
Guides, care tips and stories from behind the counter.
Caring for brass, bell metal and German silver
Three metals, three ways to clean them, and one thing never to do.
A starter pooja set for a new home, with prices
Lamp, plate, bell and the small things: what a first pooja shelf needs, from about ₹2,500 to ₹7,500.
Sesame oil, ghee or castor: choosing oil and wicks for your lamp
Which oil burns cleanly, which wick lasts longest, and why some lamps smoke and blacken the wall.
How we check a lamp before it leaves the shop
Weighing, a ring test, filing the base and the last polish: what happens to a lamp between the crate and your parcel.
Pooja shopping around the Meenakshi temple
Where to buy flowers, brass, kumkum and cloth on the streets near the temple, and when to go.
Green spots on copper and brass: what they are and what to do
Why copper plates and brass lamps turn green, whether it matters, and how to clean it off without harm.
Getting your pooja things ready for Navaratri golu
Lamps for the steps, plates for guests and return gifts: a checklist for the nine nights of golu.
Choosing a pooja bell by its sound
Weight, metal and the length of the ring: how to pick a hand bell that you will be happy to hear every day.
Festival dates and new lamps, once a month.
A short WhatsApp note before every festival, with what is in stock.