VEDUMI · JOURNAL
STORIES &
GUIDES
The history of resin, care guides, gifting ideas and behind-the-scenes craft from the VEDUMI studio in Ahmedabad.
Featured · Craft & Culture
Navratri 2026: Customised Pooja Thali with 5 Diyas for Aarti
Sharad Navratri 2026 runs from 11 to 19 October. Our five-diya pooja thali is made for the nightly aarti, in your colour, with your family name if you want it. Sizes, prices, customisation options and honest delivery dates inside.
Read the story ↗
Guides
Gifts for Newlyweds and Their New Home: Name Plates to Varmala
What to gift a newly married couple, or a family moving into a new flat this season: custom resin name plates in Gujarati, Hindi or English, photo frames, varmala preservation and griha pravesh pieces, with prices and lead times.
Gifting
Wedding Return Gifts 2026: Handmade Resin Favours by Budget
Wedding season opens on Dev Uthani Ekadashi, 20 November 2026. Resin return gifts and favours from ₹109 to ₹749 a piece at bulk rates, personalised with names and a date, grouped by budget and by function, with the lead times to plan around.
Gifting
Year-End Gifts 2026: Corporate Christmas and NRI Family Visits
December in Ahmedabad means year-end corporate gifting, Christmas on Friday 25 December, and relatives flying in from the USA, Canada and Australia for the wedding season. What to give in each case, what survives a suitcase, and the order dates.
Gifting
Bhai Dooj 2026 Gift Ideas and a Tilak Thali That Lasts
Bhai Dooj is Tuesday 10 November 2026. What goes on the tilak thali, a resin roli plate that replaces the borrowed steel one, gifts for brothers and sisters from ₹199 to ₹2,500, what to send a sibling abroad, and when to order.
Gifting
Bestu Varas and Labh Pancham 2026: Chopda Pujan and Gifts
Gujarati New Year is Monday 9 November 2026 and Labh Pancham is Saturday 14 November. Chopda pujan, Saal Mubarak visits, the shop reopening, and the handmade pieces for the office, the counter and the people you visit.
Guides
Lakshmi Puja Thali: What Goes In It and How to Set It Up
A practical checklist for the Diwali Lakshmi Puja thali on Sunday 8 November 2026: what goes on the thali, what sits beside it, how to arrange the idols, the entrance and the rangoli, and how a resin thali handles ghee, kumkum and water.
Gifting
Dhanteras 2026: What to Buy for the Mandir and the Front Door
Dhanteras is Friday 6 November 2026, with Kali Chaudas the next day. What families traditionally buy, where handmade resin honestly fits alongside the metal purchase, a shopping list for the mandir and the entrance, and order-by dates.
Craft & Culture
Karva Chauth 2026: A Personalised Thali and Gifts for Her
Karva Chauth is Thursday 29 October 2026. What goes on the puja thali, why a resin thali with both names and the wedding year works for the moonrise ritual, sargi and gift ideas from ₹699 to ₹2,500, and order-by dates.
Gifting
Dussehra 2026: Vahan Puja, New Beginnings and What to Gift
Dussehra is Tuesday 20 October 2026. Vehicle and tool puja, the purchases people time for Vijayadashami, Durga Puja and Bijoya gifting for Bengali families, and the handmade resin pieces that suit each.
