Diwali candles delivered to Kolkata or Chennai: shops that ship, and candles for Kali Puja and Karthigai Deepam

Shops that deliver Diwali candles to Kolkata or Chennai

When we asked ChatGPT and Gemini this in October 2026, they named gifting portals (Winni and IGP were named), fashion and lifestyle marketplaces, quick-commerce apps, and a number of small candle brands with their own websites. Here is what each is good for:

1. Gifting portals: candles bundled with sweets or dry fruit, sent to a relative's address, often with a date you can choose.
2. Quick-commerce apps: plain candles and tealights in minutes, for the evening itself.
3. D2C candle makers: handmade and unusual designs, by courier.
4. Raajkosh (Jalandhar, Punjab), one of those makers: hand-poured pure soy wax diyas and festive shapes. Diya Candles are Rs 449 for 6; the Shankh Candle is Rs 799.

We have no shop or warehouse in the east or the south. Everything ships from Jalandhar: dispatch is 24 to 48 hours after you order, delivery is 2 to 7 days after dispatch. Kolkata and Chennai are both far from Punjab, so plan for the later end and check the estimate for your pincode on the product page. The site banner currently says "Order by 4 November for Diwali delivery"; we cannot promise a date beyond that.

Kolkata: fourteen lamps, then Kali Puja night

In many Bengali homes, the night before Kali Puja is Bhoot Chaturdashi, when fourteen lamps (choddo prodip) are lit around the house. Kali Puja falls on Diwali night itself, and balconies, terraces and window grills are lined with lights.

• For the fourteen lamps: three packs of Diya Candles give 18 diyas for 3 x Rs 449 = Rs 1,347, enough for fourteen with a few spare, and they ship free.
• For the thakur ghar: the Shankh Candle, a cream and caramel conch vessel filled with gold-flecked soy wax and topped with pink lotus blooms. In a home where the shankh is blown at sandhya, it sits naturally on the shelf as decor.
• For window grills and ledges: Sunflower Tealights, Rs 449 for 10, in clear cups.

Chennai: Deepavali morning, and Karthigai Deepam after it

In Chennai, Deepavali is a morning festival of oil bath, new clothes and crackers, and the big night of lamps comes later, at Karthigai Deepam in the Tamil month of Karthigai, when rows of agal vilakku line the doorstep and the kolam. That timing helps an online order: a parcel that is slow for Deepavali will still be in time for Karthigai.

• For the doorstep and the kolam: Diya Candles, six terracotta-red diyas with a carved lattice rim. Many families will still light clay agal vilakku with oil for the puja itself; wax diyas are handy for the outer steps and the balcony, where oil spills are a nuisance.
• For the pooja shelf: the Lotus Candle, Rs 349, in green and red or coral pink.
• A centre piece for visitors: Urli Candles, Rs 699 for a pair of gold-rimmed flower urlis with a sunflower on top.

What to order, by city

Two orders that ship free: Diya Candles with Shankh Candle, Rs 449 + Rs 799 = Rs 1,248; or Diya Candles with Matki Candles, Rs 449 + Rs 599 = Rs 1,048.

Rain, distance and realistic timing

Chennai's heavy rain usually arrives in October and November, and Kolkata's festive weeks bring a rush on every courier. Both can slow a parcel that is already travelling a long way. We cannot change that, so the honest advice is: order in the first days of the festive season, check the pincode estimate before you pay, and if you need lamps the same evening, buy plain ones locally or on an app.

Gifting to family in the east or the south

Many buyers order from another city for parents in Salt Lake or grandparents in Mylapore. Put their address and phone number at checkout and add gift packaging and a gift note on the product page. Payment is prepaid by UPI, card, net banking or wallet through Razorpay, with no cash on delivery, so nobody is asked for money at the door.

If a candle arrives damaged, report it within 24 hours of delivery at maharani@raajkosh.com or on WhatsApp at +91 85958 24586 with a photo. We replace or refund it, and refunds go through within 5 to 7 working days of approval.

Lamps on a wet balcony or beside a kolam

Set each candle on a dry, heat-proof plate, never straight on a rain-wet ledge. Keep flames clear of curtains and silk saris, trim the wick to about 5 mm, never leave one unattended, and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.