How to get a pooja decorated at home in Bengaluru

More money buys more flowers round the deity and a bigger frame to hold them. At the simple end, an event decorator hangs marigold strings on a plain drape with two brass lamps, as Mahinava Events does. Further up, the flowers cover the whole wall, like Dream Party Link's arches of yellow, red and white round a namam. At the top the decorator designs the whole corner. Dream Decor frames a printed Pichwai panel in flower strings, with tall brass lamps and colours picked to go together. Party Choice builds a mandap with a roof of sunflowers and marigold.

An event decorator brings more than flowers. You pay for their own frames and drapes, a crew and the trip, and they take their things back afterwards. Mahinava Events, for one, brings her own brass diyas and urlis, includes transport within 10 to 15 km of Whitefield and takes everything down the same day.

None of it changes the pooja. The pandit's list decides what the pooja needs. The decoration is how the corner looks to the family sitting in front of it, and in the photos, so a backdrop is worth it if a lot of people will see it.

Whoever you book, get what's in the price written down. "Pooja decoration" can mean one garland or a wall of flowers, so name the flowers, the size and the doors before you compare two quotes. Got a quote already? Send it to us on WhatsApp and a person here will read it with you.

Pick a style to see what each size costs

Marigold and mango leafWhite and pastel flowersBanana leafCloth drape with flower stringsLotusA mandap or an archA namam in flowersA Pichwai print

Style: Marigold and mango leaf

Asked for in 29 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: Marigold strings and swags, mango leaves at the corners

1. 

   Version 1 of 2: Marigold round the pooja unit

   Price

   From ₹10,000 for basic marigold work

   Whose price

   Mahinava Events, near Whitefield and outside festival weeks. Her price rises in festival weeks, so ask what it is for your date

   In it:

   Marigold work. Ask if the red roses over the unit and the flowers on the shelves are in it

   Get options like this: Marigold round the pooja unit (Marigold and mango leaf)
2. 

   Version 2 of 2: The main door and two or three inside doorways

   Price

   ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 for the door and torans

   Whose price

   Dream Decor, March 2025. Transport in the city is ₹1,000 to ₹1,500 more

   In it:

   The main door in marigold and banana leaf, torans on 2 or 3 inside doorways, a welcome board

   Get options like this: The main door and two or three inside doorways (Marigold and mango leaf)

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Style: White and pastel flowers

Asked for in 24 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: Jasmine, tuberose, white chrysanthemum or pink roses, often on a drape

1. 

   Version 1 of 3: Yellow and white garlands round a door

   Price

   From about ₹15,000 for flower work

   Whose price

   Party Choice

   In it:

   Flower work, priced item by item. Ask what a door like this costs on its own

   Get options like this: Yellow and white garlands round a door (White and pastel flowers)
2. 

   Version 2 of 3: Pink and white drapes behind the idol

   Price

   From ₹20,000 in fresh flowers, or from ₹10,000 in artificial flowers

   Whose price

   Dream Party Link, from his Ganapati and festival list

   In it:

   The backdrop alone. Decorating the idol costs extra, so ask what the flower ring round her, the vases and the two lamps add

   Get options like this: Pink and white drapes behind the idol (White and pastel flowers)
3. 

   Version 3 of 3: White garlands on a red cloth backdrop

   Price

   Ask

   Whose price

   Dream Decor

   In it:

   We don't know. Her ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 setup is for doors, so ask what a backdrop like this costs

   Get options like this: White garlands on a red cloth backdrop (White and pastel flowers)

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Style: Banana leaf

Asked for in 17 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: A wall of banana leaves with marigold swags, or banana plants at the sides

1. 

   Version 1 of 2: A banana-leaf wall with a namam

   Price

   Above ₹10,000 for a flower backdrop

   Whose price

   Sankalana Decorations

   In it:

   A flower backdrop. Ask what a leaf wall like this costs

   Get options like this: A banana-leaf wall with a namam (Banana leaf)
2. 

   Version 2 of 2: A banana-leaf wall with marigold swags

   Price

   From about ₹15,000 for flower work

   Whose price

   Party Choice

   In it:

   Flower work, priced item by item. Ask if the leaves and the door frame at the right are in it

   Get options like this: A banana-leaf wall with marigold swags (Banana leaf)

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Style: Cloth drape with flower strings

Asked for in 17 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: A cloth backdrop hung with marigold or jasmine strings

1. 

   Version 1 of 3: A white curtain with marigold strings

   Price

   Above ₹10,000 for a flower backdrop

   Whose price

   Sankalana Decorations

   In it:

   A flower backdrop. Ask if the red blossoms and the lights are in it

   Get options like this: A white curtain with marigold strings (Cloth drape with flower strings)
2. 

   Version 2 of 3: A cloth drape hung with flower strings

   Price

   From ₹12,000 for strings and a drape

   Whose price

   Mahinava Events, near Whitefield and outside festival weeks. Her price rises in festival weeks, so ask what it is for your date

   In it:

   Flower strings, a cloth drape, a simple backdrop, two brass diyas. Ask about the grass mat and the chair

   Get options like this: A cloth drape hung with flower strings (Cloth drape with flower strings)
3. 

   Version 3 of 3: A lit drape round a dressed Lakshmi

   Price

   Ask

   Whose price

   Mahinava Events

   In it:

   We don't know. Her ₹12,000 list has strings, a drape and two diyas, and we don't know if the flower border and the lights are in it

   Get options like this: A lit drape round a dressed Lakshmi (Cloth drape with flower strings)

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Style: Lotus

Asked for in 13 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: Lotus buds on flower strings, a lotus print, or a lotus seat for the idol

1. 

   Version 1 of 1: A printed lotus backdrop with flower strings

   Price

   Ask

   Whose price

   Dream Decor

   In it:

   We don't know. Her post says the flowers are artificial. Ask what a panel like this costs

   Get options like this: A printed lotus backdrop with flower strings (Lotus)

Style: A mandap or an arch

Asked for in 11 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: A flower frame over the deity, the door or the way in

1. 

   Version 1 of 2: A flower arch over a garden gate

   Price

   From about ₹15,000 for flower work

   Whose price

   Party Choice

   In it:

   Flower work, priced item by item. Ask about the drapes and the strings on the wall

   Get options like this: A flower arch over a garden gate (A mandap or an arch)
2. 

   Version 2 of 2: A mandap with a roof of flowers

   Price

   Ask

   Whose price

   Party Choice

   In it:

   We don't know. His one quote for a different flower mandap, with a swing, was ₹35,000 in artificial flowers and ₹50,000 in fresh

   Get options like this: A mandap with a roof of flowers (A mandap or an arch)

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Style: A namam in flowers

Asked for in 2 of 78 Bengaluru pooja requests to mytribe. What makes it this style: A namam in white and red flowers on a leaf or flower wall

1. 

   Version 1 of 2: A namam on a banana-leaf wall

   Price

   Above ₹10,000 for a flower backdrop

   Whose price

   Sankalana Decorations

   In it:

   A flower backdrop. Ask what a namam wall like this costs

   Get options like this: A namam on a banana-leaf wall (A namam in flowers)
2. 

   Version 2 of 2: A namam on a wall of yellow flowers

   Price

   Ask

   Whose price

   Dream Decor

   In it:

   We don't know. Her ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 setup is for doors, so ask what a wall like this costs

   Get options like this: A namam on a wall of yellow flowers (A namam in flowers)

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Style: A Pichwai print

What makes it this style: A printed panel of cows, lotus or peacocks, with flower strings

1. 

   Version 1 of 1: A Pichwai panel round a wooden mandir

   Price

   ₹22,000 to ₹50,000 for a Pichwai setup

   Whose price

   Dream Decor, March 2025, plus transport. Ask where yours falls

   In it:

   We don't know what's in it. Ask about the lamps, the mandir and the floor sheet

   Get options like this: A Pichwai panel round a wooden mandir (A Pichwai print)

Brass lamps and a petal rangoli go with any of these. Lamps were in 17 of the 78 pooja requests to us, a flower rangoli in 6. Dream Party Link charges ₹600 to ₹700 or more for each lamp or brass pot. No decorator here lists a price for a rangoli on its own, so ask for one on the quote by name, with its size.

You can do it all yourself for the price of the flowers. Marigold, chrysanthemum, jasmine, banana stems and mango leaves for a door and the pooja corner come to about ₹360 to ₹1,105 at the market, by our sum. It takes a trip to the market and a morning of tying. A ready-made artificial marigold toran is ₹320 to ₹899 at Lamansh, and you can use it again next year. For a backdrop of your own, question 6 has a frame to hire and a stand to keep.

This guide doesn't cover housewarmings, naming ceremonies or Ganesh Chaturthi at home.

Fresh costs more and needs notice. Mahinava Events asks for 48 hours, and Dream Party Link a day or two.

Fresh gets you real flowers and their smell. It doesn't make the setup bigger: at Dream Party Link the artificial price and the fresh price are both for the backdrop alone. You keep nothing either way. A decorator's artificial flowers are the decorator's own stock, and you clear fresh flowers yourself.

If your family or your pandit wants real flowers at the pooja, go fresh only where the pooja touches them: the kalash, the garland on the deity and the door. The backdrop can be artificial.

What goes up in festival week is the flowers, so ask what a festival week costs. Dream Party Link's flower prices follow the market, so a quote he gives well before a festival may not hold. At Varamahalakshmi this year, chrysanthemum and jasmine more than doubled, and garlands cost two and a half to seven times what they had a week earlier.

This season, Ayudha Puja is on 20 October and Lakshmi Pooja on Sunday 8 November. At Deepavali 2021 a KR Market trader told Deccan Herald that people wanted far fewer flowers than at Ayudha Puja.

When you book, ask if the price holds in festival week, and get the answer in writing. If the budget is tight, use marigold.

Only Decor Your Dreams asks for at least a week. Dream Party Link needs a day or two for flowers, and Dream Decor a day or two for a small setup.

For a morning pooja, Mahinava Events sets up the evening before or before dawn. A standard setup takes her two to three hours, longer for flowers. Dream Decor asks for four hours' access before the pooja.

If you want the setup up two or three days before the pooja, ask the decorator how long the flowers will last and what a refresh costs. No decorator we found says how long fresh flowers last once they're up. You could also go artificial on the backdrop.

Write the ready-by time into the booking, a couple of hours before the muhurtham.

Ask your pandit what he brings, then split the rest with the decorator. We found no pandit in Bengaluru who publishes his list, so ask him on WhatsApp when you book. The decorator brings the backdrop, the flowers, the torans, and often the lamps and brass pots. Ask whether you hire them or keep them.

Decor Your Dreams' Seemantham setups come with brass lamp sets, but without oil and wicks, so lighting them is up to you. Keep lit diyas clear of drapes and hanging strings.

Who brings what, piece by piece

Tap a number to see what it is and what it costs.

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1. 1

   The flower wall and the roof

   Ask

   The decorator brings these. Party Choice gave us no price for this mandap, so ask

   Add to my request: The flower wall and the roof
2. 2

   The kalash and the offerings

   Ask your pandit

   Usually on the pandit's list. Ask him whether he brings them or you do, and tell the decorator

   Add to my request: The kalash and the offerings
3. 3

   The tall brass lamps

   Starts at ₹600 to ₹700 each

   Dream Party Link's price for a lamp. Mahinava Events brings her own. Ask who brings the oil and wicks

   Add to my request: The tall brass lamps
4. 4

   The brass pots of flowers

   Starts at ₹600 to ₹700 each

   Dream Party Link's price for a brass pot. Mahinava Events brings her own urlis. Ask whether you hire them or keep them

   Add to my request: The brass pots of flowers

The flowers alone cost less than any decorator's price here.

KR Market, Malleshwaram and Yeshwanthpur sell flowers by the kilo. A florist near you will charge for the tying as well. Before you book hands only, ask whether the price covers stringing loose flowers, or buy them already strung.

If you do this every year, a folding metal mandap stand is ₹3,399 to ₹4,400 once, from Lamansh, an online shop that ships across India. Rent For Event in Bengaluru hires out a backdrop frame for ₹1,500 to ₹5,000 each time, delivered and set up, from a page dated June 2024.

The two prices are for different jobs.

Dream Decor

₹12,000 to ₹15,000

Dream Party Link

From ₹20,000 in fresh flowers

The main door, and torans on two or three doorways

A backdrop alone: the wall the pooja sits in front of

Marigold, banana leaf and mango leaf. Ask if they're fresh

Fresh flowers, bought for your day

A welcome board

Extra: decorating the idol, and lamps or brass pots at ₹600 to ₹700 or more each

Transport ₹1,000 to ₹1,500 on top in the city

No travel charge within 20 km of Wilson Garden

Dream Party Link prices a flower job by four things: the kilos of flowers, which flowers, how long the garland is and how much area it covers. A door takes a few strings. A backdrop like his covers a wall, so it's a much bigger job.

Tick what your quote names to see what it leaves out and what we know about each.

Pay by UPI and keep the WhatsApp thread, so there's a record of what you paid and what was promised. If you book through us, the booking comes with an agreement on what's included and what it costs, and if something isn't going to plan, a person here sorts it out.