Step into Your New Home in Style with Traditional and Trendy Griha Parvesh Return Gifts for Guests

Griha pravesh, also known as the Indian housewarming party, is one of the perfect social bonding events. In griha prarvesh, people share the happiest moment of their life with the close family and friends. However, in India, griha prarvesh is a full-fledged function where friends and family give best wishes to the owner of the new house and also share gifts with them. In Indian style housewarming parties a special type of griha prarvesh puja is performed to get the blessings of the gods. There are numerous different types of griha prarvesh pujas performed by the priests according to the nature of the ceremony. Mainly, three main types of griha prarvesh pujas are performed in Indian households.

The first type of griha pravesh puja is called dwandwah. This is the puja performed when the family takes the first step into the old renovated house. The house which has been inherited by the family for a very long time, but due to some unfortunate damage the house has been closed for renovation. The damage can be the destruction of the house because of natural calamities or renovation of the old house. So, when people re-enter their old but newly renovated house, then dwandwah griha prarvesh puja is performed by the family. The significance of this griha prarvesh puja isn't less than the puja of a brand new house.

Sapoorva griha pravesh puja is yet another very beautiful ritual which is performed when the owner of the house returns from a foreign land. If the house has been closed for a very long period because the owner of the house has been living in a foreign land. Then, to reopen the house and welcome the holy spirit in the home, this sapoorva griha pravesh puja is performed. With this puja, the person can reconnect with the society and friends. So, whenever you move back to your roots, then don't forget to organise a sapoorva griha pravesh puja.

The griha pravesh puja which is performed when you enter your newly constructed home is called apoorva. So, when you have freshly constructed a home and are going to live there, then the apoorva griha pravesh puja is performed by the family when they enter the home. This puja is sort of like a festival where guests come and give you housewarming gifts for your new home. This type of griha pravesh pujas are normally celebrated in Indian households to seek the blessings of almighty and elders.

Organising a griha pravesh puja for your newly constructed or newly renovated house is a tricky job. You may be inviting guests to seek their blessings and good wishes, but just like every other Indian function, it has to be perfect. You have to plan very carefully every detail of the griha pravesh puja function. Like, inviting guests, ordering traditional Indian food, decorating the house etc. Planning a perfect puja, so that your guests can have a good time requires lots of efforts. But you are stepping into your own home for the first time so a little effort won't hurt you. Moreover, here we have a few quick tips that will help you in planning your your perfect griha pravesh.

Normally, according to Hindu mythology, for the griha pravesh puja, the perfect time and day should be selected. For this, you should consult the priest who will provide you the perfect day and time to have griha pravesh puja. It is assumed that if you perform the puja on the right time, then you will get the blessings of god. But, some modern Indian generation people don't believe in these things. So, if you don't believe in grah nakshatras, then you should host a housewarming puja over the weekend or on a public holiday so that your guests can easily attend.

Well, people, lots of guests are going to come over to your new home plus you are going to perform the holy puja in your house. That's why you have to thoroughly clean up your new home. You might think that there is no need to clean as it's a newly renovated house, but the pungent smell of new paint and wood polish don't sit well with your new home's interiors. So, deep clean your home and mop the floor with holy water before the puja as your guests are going to sit on the floor during the proceedings. So, folks, hire cleaning staff or do it yourself, but cleaning the home before griha pravesh puja is essential.

According to tradition, the threshold of your home has to be very beautifully decorated. As it is called simha dwara and is the face of the vastu purush, that's why during griha pravesh puja, to welcome the holy spirits into your home, the threshold should be well decorated. To decorate the threshold, you can use leaves of mango or banana tree, you can also use genda flowers or marigold to decorate the threshold. If you can draw rangoli, then that would be a great idea too. And, if you are looking for bit modern decoration, then use hanging chandeliers, candles or LED lights to decorate your threshold.

Well, the most important part of a traditional griha pravesh function is giving return gifts to the guests. There are plenty of return gifts for griha pravesh available in the market. You have lots of options available for the housewarming return gifts ideas for an Indian family; here we have selected a few for you.

Lord Ganesh is the symbol of prosperity and happiness, so give your housewarming party guests a return gift with the blessings of god himself. This is a very cute combination of utility and spiritual housewarming return gift for an Indian family. Every house requires a perfect place where all the important keys can be hung. And, when it is mixed with the blessings of Lord Ganesh, then nothing is better going to be than this housewarming return gift. This spiritual key hanger is available on nandigifts.com for a mere Rs.180, and if you order in bulk, then this might be even cheaper for you.

For griha pravesh return gifts, you can give some utility gifts to your guests. Something like this silver airtight container in which your guests can keep their food items. This silver airtight container looks very delicate and royal in every way. You can further add sweets or chocolates in the container while gifting to your guests. Moreover, this expensive looking silver container is very affordable at Rs.122 only. And, if you order it from nandigifts.com then you can save money by buying containers in bulk.

You can give little Laddo Gopal as your Griha Parvesh return gifts. The little symbol of Lord Krishna is very affordable as well as precious housewarming return gift on Amazon. This cute little Krishna symbol can be ordered from Nandi Gifts for only Rs.125. This product is going to hit housewarming return gift for an Indian family.

Diyas are a very important part of Indian traditions. You can use diyas in your home temple or to simply decorate your home. That's why floating diyas are going to be very useful housewarming return gift for an Indian family. Moreover, floating diyas are available in multi colors and shapes so you can add variety to your griha pravesh return gifts. Plus floating diyas can be easily ordered online. This Bombay Haat Handcrafted Floating Diya with 5 Pretty Floating Flowers is available on Amazon store for Rs.599. The floating diya housewarming return gift Amazon can be fixed according to your budget as on Amazon store different price range of floating diyas are available.

For a typical housewarming return gift for an Indian family, you can invest in standing agarbatti stands for them. As Indian likes to burn agarbattis in their home to welcome positivity, but, burning them sometimes creates a mess, which can be protected with this stand. This Craftgasmic Safety Agarbatti Stand Brass from Amazon is a good choice and fairly reasonably priced at Rs.399. Such stands are available in different styles and price ranges, from Rs.180 up to Rs.400. Moreover, they are available on some other websites also like nandigifts.com

Well, traditional griha pravesh return gifts are a good choice, but adding a little twist of modernity in your housewarming return gifts for Indian family is going to be even better. So, if you are a fan of Indo-western gift items, then you can pick from the following griha pravesh return gifts for your friends and family.

The Traditional Wooden Tea Coaster with a Lady Painting is sure to add a different dimension to your guests regular routine of drinking tea with its innovative design. This Rajasthani lady figurine tea coaster is surely Indian and the hand painting on the coaster adds a contemporary vibe to it. This beautiful traditional Rajasthani tea coaster set of six can be yours for Rs.350. You can check the dimensions and further details of the tea coaster on boontoon.com

The Oxidized Golden Polished Tortoise in Flower Shaped Plate is bound to dazzle with its golden hue, while the intricate carvings present on its body adds to its allure. However, the real appeal of this piece lies in the positive reinforcement it provides to the Vastu credentials of any household that it adorns. For your griha ravesh return gift, this little vastu complementary gift for your guests is going to be a very different idea. This oxidized tortoise can be bought for Rs.330 only. This particular piece is selling like hot cakes on boontoon.com

Change the style of seeing time for your guests with the handcrafted gemstone wall clock. This is a very simple and elegant housewarming return gift for an Indian family. This is a very autistic and useful griha pravesh return gift for your friends and family. This housewarming return gift is available on our trustworthy store Amazon. Wooden Antiques Handcrafted Decorative Gemstone Wall Clock is one of the perfect housewarming return gifts on Amazon. This gemstones studded wall clock can be yours for Rs.850. It's a bit expensive, but hello we are here talking about handcrafted wall clock, so it is going to cost you a bit more.

Well, the kitchen utensils are always a remarkable and welcome griha pravesh return gift idea. So, to add little modern touch to the traditional mix, you can order some dazzling silver oxidized drinking glasses. The design work is present on the lower part of the glasses while the upper part is crystal clear to provide a glimpse of the refreshing drink it is supposed to contain. The oxidized glasses come in a set of six from boontoon.com. Ordering one set of oxidized silver shot glasses is going to cost you around Rs.500, but if you place an order in bulk, then you can save some money.

Nimbu mirchi is used to keep negativity away from your house and surroundings. So, instead of real nimbu mirchi gift your guests a set of metallic nimbu mirchi as your housewarming return gift for an Indian family. This housewarming return gift on Amazon can be ordered for Rs.400. There are cheaper options of such decorative nimbu mirchi also available on the Amazon store.

Well, apart from buying traditional or modern griha pravesh return gifts, you can also give edible gift baskets to your guests. You can give edible gift baskets along with any of the griha pravesh return gifts mentioned above, or even alone, gift baskets are going to be sufficient. You can order sweets, fruits, dry fruits or plenty of other edible stuff gift baskets as your housewarming return gifts for an Indian family.