Weddings & Festivals

Sarees, lehengas, gifts and everything for the big occasions.

Karva Chauth in Canada: Getting Your Sargi Thali, Karwa and Suhaag Set from India Before the Fast

Karva Chauth is one festival that is literally an India-to-Canada shipping story - the sargi is sent by the mother-in-law from home. Here is how to get the karwa, chalni, thali and suhaag set to your door before the fast.

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Planning an Anand Karaj in Canada: Phulkari, Jutti and the Wedding Pieces You Can Only Get from Punjab

The phulkari from Patiala, the juttis from Amritsar, the dastar cloth in exactly the right shade - the pieces that make an Anand Karaj are sold by small Punjab boutiques that do not ship abroad. Here is how to get them to Canada.

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Buying Gold and Fine Jewellery from India for a Wedding Abroad: A Trust and Shipping Guide

Gold from India is the piece your grandmother would have chosen, from the jeweller your family has trusted for decades. But that jeweller does not ship abroad, and buying something this valuable sight-unseen feels like a leap. Here is how to do it with confidence.

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Raksha Bandhan for NRI Families: Real Rakhis, Mithai and Puja Thalis Delivered to Canada or the USA

The rakhi you actually want, tied to mithai from the right halwai, is sold in India - not at an Indian grocery abroad. Here is how to get the real thing to your brother or sister in Canada or the USA, in time.

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Diwali Shopping from Canada & USA: Sweets, Clothes and Gifts Delivered to Your Door

Diwali is the one festival NRIs refuse to celebrate without the real thing - the right mithai, new clothes and gifts that actually feel Indian. Here is how to source everything from India and get it delivered to Canada or the USA in time.

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Wedding Shopping from Abroad: Getting Sarees, Lehengas & Gifts Delivered

Planning a wedding or attending one from Canada or the USA? Here is how to shop Indian bridal wear, family outfits and gifts - including from boutiques that only sell within India - and get it all home in time.

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