What is a good return gift after a Satyanarayan pooja?

A set of six Diya Candles at Rs 449 (shop price), which guests light at their own mandir. A Lotus Candle at Rs 349 is a lighter option.

How many return gifts do we need for a home pooja?

One per family, not per person. A pooja with 60 guests may only need 20 to 25 gifts.

Can the tag carry our family name and the pooja?

Send the wording in your enquiry; the quote confirms the tag text and style.

Are these real clay diyas with oil?

No. They are diya-shaped soy wax candles, so there is no oil or ghee to top up.

Can we order only 12 gifts?

Yes. Orders through the quote start at 10 gifts with no minimum order value.

Pooja and mandir · 3 min read · 31 October 2026

Pooja return gifts: what to give guests after a katha, jagran or path at home, priced per family

After a Satyanarayan katha, a mata ki chowki, a Sundarkand path or a Lakshmi pooja at home, give each family something for their own mandir: a Lotus Candle (Rs 349), a set of six Diya Candles (Rs 449) or the Shankh Candle (Rs 799), shop prices. From 10 gifts, names on the tags: raajkosh.com/corporate.

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Key takeaways

The best pooja return gift goes to the guest's own mandir: a diya, a lotus or a shankh.
Lotus Candle Rs 349, Diya Candles Rs 449, Matki Candles Rs 599, Shankh Candle Rs 799 (shop prices).
Give one gift per family, after the aarti and prasad.
From 10 gifts with your family name on the tag; under 10, buy from the shop.

Raajkosh Diya Candles, six terracotta-red diyas with a carved lattice rim filled with soy wax

A gift for their mandir, from yours

When you host a pooja at home, guests leave with prasad. Many families also give a small return gift, and the most fitting one is something the guest takes to their own mandir. A diya, a lotus or a shankh carries the pooja home with them.

Raajkosh makes all three as hand-poured soy wax candles in Jalandhar. For 10 gifts or more, we pack them with your family's name on the tag, with a GST invoice and delivery to your home. Ask for a quote at raajkosh.com/corporate and choose "Something else" as the occasion. For fewer than 10, buy from the Pooja and Mandir chamber in the shop.

What suits which pooja

Shop prices; your quote confirms the final price per gift with tags and delivery.

Pooja	Piece	Why	Shop price
Satyanarayan katha	Diya Candles, six terracotta diyas	The katha ends in aarti; guests light these at home	Rs 449
Lakshmi pooja or Dhanteras	Lotus Candle, red or coral pink	Lakshmi's flower	Rs 349
Mata ki chowki or jagran	Matki Candles, four painted pots	Bright and festive for a night of bhajans	Rs 599
Sundarkand or Akhand path	Shankh Candle, conch with wax lotuses	The conch of the aarti, for elders and the pandit ji	Rs 799
Any pooja, for close family	Urli Candles, gold-rim pair	For the entrance or the mandir shelf	Rs 699

Counting the families and the cost

A home pooja usually has 15 to 60 guests, and return gifts go one per family. At shop prices:

20 families with a Lotus Candle: Rs 6,980
30 families with Diya Candles: Rs 13,470
40 families with Matki Candles: Rs 23,960

The pandit ji and the eldest relatives often get a step up, such as the Shankh Candle (5 at shop price come to Rs 3,995). Your quote confirms the final price per gift with tags and delivery.

Etiquette that makes a pooja gift right

Give after the aarti and prasad, at the door, from the hosts' hands. It is a blessing being shared, not a party favour.
Keep it shubh. Red, yellow and gold colours suit a pooja; avoid black. The Lotus Candle comes in red with green leaves or in coral pink, and both read as festive on a mandir shelf.
Married women first, in many families. If you follow the custom of giving haldi kumkum to the ladies, the diya set can go with it. We wrote separately about haldi kumkum return gifts.
A tag line that names the occasion. "Shri Satyanarayan Katha, the Malhotra family" tells guests why the gift came.
Do not light them during the pooja itself if you are using a ghee diya for the aarti; these are for guests to take home.

Other pooja return gifts families give

Common pooja return gifts include steel or brass plates and bowls, small brass diyas, idols of Ganesh or Lakshmi, coconuts with a red chunri, rudraksha or tulsi malas, packets of dry fruits, and small religious books such as the Hanuman Chalisa. Brass and idols are best from a puja store; books from a religious bookshop. A wax diya set is the lighter, no-oil option, easier for guests to carry home and light without topping up.

Ordering for the pooja

Send the number of families (from 10, no minimum order value), budget per gift, pooja date, tag text and your address at raajkosh.com/corporate or WhatsApp +91 85958 24586.
Get a quote with pieces, tags, timeline and price with GST. The lead time is confirmed in the quote. We cannot promise a delivery date, so ask as soon as the muhurat is fixed.
Approve and pay. Prepaid, as set out in the quote; no cash on delivery.
Delivered to your home, packed, with a GST invoice.

Personalised gifts are not returnable unless damaged, defective or wrong; report damage within 24 hours. For guests' safety, a tag line helps: trim the wick to about 5 mm, never leave the diya unattended, and keep each burn to 3 to 4 hours.