Six Days, Five Outfits, Rs. 15,000: A Complete Puja Wardrobe

Most Puja shopping goes wrong by buying six similar things at a similar price. The days are not similar, so the wardrobe should not be either.

Here is a complete week at Rs. 15,000, allocated by what each day actually demands.

The allocation

1. Ashtami — Rs. 7,000–8,000

Half the budget on one piece, and it is the right call. This is the day you are photographed, and it is the saree that will still be worn at weddings in three years. A Katan silk, a good Banarasi, or a lighter Kanjivaram. Woven, not embroidered — see why.

2. Dashami — Rs. 3,000

Red and white, and cotton rather than silk, because sindoor khela is not kind to fabric. A cotton or Tant saree from cotton and linen, or Bandhani for the same palette in a different cloth. The red and white guide has the alternatives.

3–5. The three walking days — Rs. 4,000 total

This is where people overspend and should not. These days are long, hot and spent moving.

• A printed saree or a Kota, around Rs. 1,500.
• A ready salwar suit or co-ord set, around Rs. 1,500 — no tailoring needed, which matters if you are reading this in October.
• A kurti for the daytime, around Rs. 1,000.

Most of this sits inside under Rs. 3,000 and under Rs. 2,000.

The sixth day

Repeat, drape differently. Four sarees and three drapes covers six days and nobody notices. That is the whole reason draping is worth learning.

What is not in the Rs. 15,000

Blouse stitching (Rs. 600–1,200 each), fall and pico, and jewellery. Budget for the first two — they are not optional and they are always forgotten. See the stitching timeline.

The full plan is in the Durga Puja 2026 guide, and if the budget is different, the under Rs. 5,000 and under Rs. 10,000 bands scale it in both directions.