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Buying guides, food facts and festival lists

Straight answers from a Kallakurichi shop that has been choosing what to stock since 2001.

Deepavali lamps, oil, sweets and gifts on a tableFestivals and pooja

Deepavali Shopping List: Oil Bath, Pooja, Sweets, Snacks and Gifts

Everything a Tamil home buys for Deepavali, in the order you need it: the oil bath, the pooja, sweets and snacks, gifts, and safe crackers.

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Around Kallakurichi

Shopping, delivery and festivals in and around Kallakurichi, from a shop on Kachirapalayam Road since 2001.

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A shop shelf stocked with pooja itemsAround Kallakurichi

Where to Buy Pooja Items in Kallakurichi

1 min read · 1 NovA grocery bag delivered at a house door with a kolamAround Kallakurichi

Same-Day Delivery in Kallakurichi: How It Works

2 min read · 1 Nov

Best picks

Honest lists of what we stock, and why we would pick one over another.

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School stationery laid out on a deskBest picks

Back-to-School Stationery List by Class: LKG to 12th

2 min read · 1 NovFour children's fountain pens with a bottle of inkBest picks

Best Fountain Pens for Children: Which Nib, Which Ink, and What We Stock

2 min read · 1 NovTwo scientific calculators beside a pencil and geometry boxBest picks

Which Calculator to Buy: For School, Commerce, Science and the Shop Counter

2 min read · 1 NovA festive dry fruit gift boxBest picks

Dry Fruit Gift Box Ideas for Deepavali and Weddings, at Three Budgets

2 min read · 1 Nov

Festivals and pooja

What to buy and how to do it, festival by festival, from a Kallakurichi shop.

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A fasting plate of fruit, milk and dry fruits with a lampFestivals and pooja

Vaikunta Ekadasi: Fasting Food and the Dwadasi Meal

1 min read · 1 NovPanchamirtham and a milk pot for Thai PoosamFestivals and pooja

Thai Poosam: Pooja Items, Panchamirtham and Kavadi Basics

1 min read · 1 NovPongal pot with turmeric leaves, sugarcane and a pooja plateFestivals and pooja

Pongal Pooja Items List: What to Buy for the Four Days of Pongal

1 min read · 1 NovA brass pooja plate with lamp, camphor, incense, kumkum and flowersFestivals and pooja

Daily Pooja at Home: The 12 Basics and What They Cost a Month

2 min read · 1 Nov

Food safety

Read labels, spot adulteration at home, and store food so it lasts.

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Dry fruits stored in airtight glass jarsFood safety

How to Store Dry Fruits So They Last: Jars, Fridge, and Signs They Have Gone Bad

2 min read · 1 NovLoose rice and dal next to plain sealed packetsFood safety

Loose or Packed: How to Buy Rice, Dal and Spices Safely

2 min read · 1 NovGhee, honey and turmeric in jars with a glass of water for a purity testFood safety

Is Your Ghee, Honey or Turmeric Pure? Simple Home Tests and Their Limits

2 min read · 1 NovA magnifying glass on the back of a food packetFood safety

How to Read a Food Label in India: FSSAI, MRP, Best Before and More

4 min read · 1 Nov

Health and nutrition

Dry fruits, spices and everyday food: what they do, how much to eat, and what is a myth.

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A steel lunch box filled with mixed dry fruitsHealth and nutrition

Dry Fruits for a School Tiffin: What to Pack, How Much, and Safe Ages

2 min read · 1 NovSoaked almonds, whole and peeled, in two steel bowlsHealth and nutrition

Soaked Badam or Raw: Benefits, How Many a Day, and Whether to Peel

2 min read · 1 NovDried anjeer figs in a wooden bowl with soaked figs and almondsHealth and nutrition

Anjeer (Athipalam): Benefits, How to Eat It, and Fresh or Dry

4 min read · 28 FebTwo soaked figs with almonds beside a glucose meterHealth and nutrition

Is Anjeer Safe for Diabetes? Glycemic Index and Daily Limit

3 min read · 28 Feb

Prices and trends

What is getting cheaper or dearer, with dated figures.

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Heaps of almonds, cashews and raisins with rupee coinsPrices and trends

Dry Fruit Prices This Festive Season: What Moves Them and How to Buy Smart

2 min read · 1 NovSugar and jaggery side by side with rupee coinsPrices and trends

Sugar, Jaggery, Palm Candy or Karupatti: Price per kg and Which to Use

1 min read · 1 Nov

Recipes

Breakfast, sweets and festival food

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Rava laddus with cashews and raisins on a brass plateSweetsNEW

Rava Laddu: A Deepavali Sweet in 20 Minutes

20 minin all12laddusA bowl of crisp ribbon pakodaSnacksNEW

Ribbon Pakoda: Spicy Deepavali Ribbons in 30 Minutes

30 minin all6servingsCrisp golden murukku spirals on a steel plateSnacksNEW

Crispy Murukku for Deepavali: Rice Flour and Urad Dal

1 hin all25murukkusDry fruit laddus on a brass plateSnacksNEW

Dry Fruit Laddu with No Sugar: Dates, Figs and Nuts

20 minin all12laddus