--- title: "Bengaluru guides: how it usually goes, what it costs and what to check" description: "19 guides to what people in Bengaluru plan and hire for, from a baby shower to a balcony makeover to an office Diwali: how it usually goes, roughly what it costs and what to check before you pay, from what the people who do the work tell us and the requests people send mytribe." canonical: https://mytribe.in/guides last_updated: 2026-10-10 --- # How it usually goes and what it costs, in Bengaluru You plan a first birthday once. The decorator does one every weekend. We talk to decorators, photographers, priests, gardeners and trainers every week, and we ask them about much more than price: how the job really goes, what a quote leaves out, and what goes wrong. People across Bengaluru tell us what they're planning and what's worrying them. Each guide puts all of that together, the way a friend who's done it would tell you. 19 guides · 2,088 requests sent to mytribe, April to September 2026 · What the people who do the work told us ## Every guide (19) ### Family occasions and festivals Baby showers, birthdays, housewarmings, poojas and the festivals. - [Baby showers and seemantham](https://mytribe.in/guides/baby-showers-in-bengaluru): The month, the rituals for a seemantham or valaikappu, the decor and the food. About ₹20,000 to ₹50,000 for 30 guests, hired out. - [Ganesh Chaturthi at home](https://mytribe.in/guides/ganesh-chaturthi-at-home-in-bengaluru): The clay idol and where the visarjan goes, the priest, Gowri the day before, and when to book. From about ₹2,300 for a small clay idol and flowers you put up yourselves. - [First birthday parties](https://mytribe.in/guides/first-birthday-parties-in-bengaluru): Where to hold it, a planner or not, photos, the baby's safety, and the advance if the date moves. About ₹29,000 to ₹78,000 for 60 guests, before the venue. - [Housewarming (gruhapravesha)](https://mytribe.in/guides/housewarming-gruhapravesha-in-bengaluru): The muhurtham, what the priest charges, the food and the flowers. From about ₹10,000 for a priest's pooja and lunch for 25. - [Milestone birthdays, retirements and reunions](https://mytribe.in/guides/adult-birthday-and-milestone-parties-in-bengaluru): A 40th, 50th or 60th: the venue, what a per-plate price leaves out, the liquor licence and a singer. From about ₹8,500 for 25 at home with food ordered in. - [Varamahalakshmi at home](https://mytribe.in/guides/varamahalakshmi-at-home-in-bengaluru): Dressing the Goddess, the kalasha, a priest or not, thamboola for guests, and the 2027 date. About ₹3,000 to dress a kalasha yourself, the first year. - [Ganesh utsav in your apartment](https://mytribe.in/guides/ganesh-utsav-in-apartments-in-bengaluru): What each flat gives, what needs permission, the 5 ft clay idol, the DJ ban and the accounts. From about ₹16,000 for three days, with residents doing most of it. - [Diwali decoration at home](https://mytribe.in/guides/diwali-at-home-in-bengaluru): When to book, fresh flowers or artificial, and what a house costs. From about ₹1,500 for marigold at your door. ### For the party Decor, hosts and lights, and the people who put it all up. - [Birthday decoration](https://mytribe.in/guides/party-decorators-in-bengaluru): Why one decorator costs more than another, what the venue allows, and what to settle first. From about ₹1,000 for balloons on a wall. - [Pooja decoration at home](https://mytribe.in/guides/pooja-and-ceremony-decorators-in-bengaluru): Fresh or artificial flowers, festival-week prices, and what the pandit brings. From about ₹2,000 for a flower seller's garlands. - [Emcees and anchors](https://mytribe.in/guides/emcees-and-anchors-in-bengaluru): What a host costs, what's extra, and how to judge one you've never seen work. About ₹25,000 to ₹45,000 for one function. - [Diwali lights](https://mytribe.in/guides/festive-lighting-decorators-in-bengaluru): Rice lights you buy, an electrician, or a firm that lights the whole building. From about ₹700 for a balcony you light yourself. - [Rangoli](https://mytribe.in/guides/rangoli-artists-in-bengaluru): A kolam at the door to a showpiece in the lobby, and getting an artist for Diwali. From a few hundred rupees for a kolam, by our estimate. ### Photography Newborn and maternity shoots. - [Maternity shoots](https://mytribe.in/guides/maternity-photographers-in-bengaluru): The looks you can pick, gowns and makeup, studio or outdoors, and when to shoot. From about ₹3,000 in your own clothes. - [Newborn photography](https://mytribe.in/guides/newborn-photographers-in-bengaluru): When to shoot, who holds the baby, home or studio, and who owns the photos. From about ₹3,000 for a single setup. ### Home and garden Balconies and gardens. - [Balcony makeovers](https://mytribe.in/guides/balcony-makeovers-in-bengaluru): Plants you pot yourself to a firm that redoes the whole balcony, and what to settle before anyone drills. From under ₹5,000 for ten plants. - [Balcony gardens](https://mytribe.in/guides/balcony-gardens-in-bengaluru): What will grow in your light, who waters when you travel, and whether a plant wall is worth it. From about ₹2,200 for a dozen nursery plants you pot yourself. ### Work and the office Office events and the decoration for them. - [Office and corporate event decoration](https://mytribe.in/guides/corporate-event-decorators-in-bengaluru): Diwali, openings and annual days: what it costs, and what to settle with your building first. From about ₹2,000 for a balloon arch at the door, by our estimate. ### Fitness and sport Classes and teachers for grown-ups. - [Pilates](https://mytribe.in/guides/pilates-instructors-in-bengaluru): Mat or machine, how packs work, and how to check who's teaching you. About ₹8,000 a month for two mat classes a week. How we make our guides: https://mytribe.in/how-we-make-guides ## Rather not do it yourself? Tell us what you need, where and roughly when. 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