Diwali is Sunday 8 November 2026. Households buy pooja goods in the weeks before, not on the day, and they pick up cookware and tableware for the festive table in the same shop.
If you run a grocery, specialty or homewares store, the job now is one Diwali bay: cookware and serving pieces your customers are already buying, plus a short run of pooja staples next to them. Here's what's moving and how to lay it out.
What's moving into Diwali bays
These are the lines concentrating in our trade orders right now:
- Aluminium Kadahi (SKU 6022), the everyday festive cooking workhorse.
- S/Steel Topes with Lids, 5pc Set, Induction (SKU 7498-5), five sizes in one buy, easy to restock.
- Pav Bhaji 3-Compartment Tray, 25x25cm (SKU 7382), the entertaining tray that shows up in most Diwali orders.
- Hawkins pressure cookers (CL50, HSS3W) and Futura dosa tawa (INDT28), steady movers across accounts through the season.
The pooja shelf
The pooja range is six lines. Treat it as the full list: a small, complete bay rather than a scattering.
Water vessels
- S/Steel Pooja Lota #9 (SKU 7070), the everyday size at about 10 x 11 cm.
- Copper Lota 9" (SKU 6315), the larger vessel for the customer who asks for copper.
Thalis and Parat
- Copper Gayatri Thali (SKU 6251/6252), the same plate in 20 cm and 25 cm.
- Brass Fancy Parat #11 (SKU 6255), a 26 cm shallow brass dish that sits with the thali.
Incense holders
- Tall Agarbatti Tube (SKU 6261) for storing the sticks.
- Meenakshi Agarbatti Stand (SKU 6262) to hold one stick upright.
The table refresh
Diwali is also when households replace thali sets, tumblers and serving jugs. Put these within reach of the pooja run:
- 7pc Copper Steel Thali Set (LACOP7THL)
- Round 7 Compartment Thali (SKU 7384)
- Copper Tumbler (SKU 6316)
- Copper Hammered Jug (SKU 6310)
- Copper-Plated Cutlery Set, 6pc (SKU 19822)
How to set the bay
Keep it together. One Diwali bay beats lotas scattered through cookware and incense lost in gifts. Cookware and serving lines in the main run, pooja pieces in their own short run on the same bay. A customer buying for the festival should be able to see the whole offer in one glance.
When to order
Now through late September is the window to lock in core lines. October is for topping up what moved. The first week of November is late for a first order; freight and shelf setup need the lead time.
Sign in for trade pricing, or contact the team and we'll price a starter mix on your account.
Minimum order: $500 + GST + freight.