Monday 14 September

Ganpati Bappa Morya

May Bappa bless your home with health, happiness and peace this year — and take every obstacle with him when he goes.

With love from all of us, the Shri Venilals team — Shri Venilals, Celebrations, Festival and Heritage, Ealing Road.

Heritage · 97 Ealing Road

Temples, Mandirs & Murtis

Hand-painted Jaipuri mandirs, hand-carved Sevan wood, MDF temples and oxidised silver — built to last generations.

Four Wembley stores Open seven days on Ealing Road
Tracked 24 before 3pm From £4 — or standard from £3
Click & Collect Idols & murtis from Heritage or Celebrations
Five generations A family shop, from Surat to Wembley

Ten days with Bappa

Visarjan is on Friday 25 September

Anant Chaturdashi falls on Friday 25 September. Many families do visarjan earlier — on the day and a half, the third, the fifth or the seventh. Whichever you keep, we have visarjan decoration, garlands, pooja samagri and the anant sutra in all four shops, open seven days.

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Visarjan & pooja samagri

In all four shops, and online

For the ten days

What families come in for between Chaturthi and visarjan — the samagri for the daily aarti, and what the final puja asks for.

All pooja essentials

Behind the days

Why we do it

The reason behind each festival, and what it asks for

Friday 25 SeptemberFourteen knots

The anant sutra is a cotton or silk thread tied with fourteen knots and worn after the puja on Anant Chaturdashi — on the right arm by men, the left by women. Some read the fourteen as the lokas, the worlds Vishnu pervades as Ananta, the endless one. Others count them as the fourteen years the Pandavas spent in exile before Yudhishthira was told to keep this vrat.

It isn't cut off. It stays on until it wears through by itself.

Pooja samagri & sacred thread
14 — 25 SeptemberWhy the days are not all the same

Not every family keeps Bappa for the full ten days. Visarjan is done on the day and a half, the third, the fifth, the seventh or the tenth — the choice usually follows what a family has always done, handed down rather than decided.

Whichever you keep, the pattern is the same: aarti morning and evening, modak and durva offered daily, a diya kept lit, and the house a little busier than usual.

Read our Ganesh Chaturthi note
Friday 6 NovemberWhy metal on Dhanteras

Dhanteras takes its name from Dhanvantari, who rose from the churning of the ocean carrying a pot of amrit. Buying metal that day — a spoon, a diya, a thali, it needn't be gold — is a nod to that pot coming into the house.

It is also why a home mandir bought on Dhanteras is considered well begun, and why the Friday before Diwali is the busiest day of our year at Heritage.

Temples & home mandirs

Temples & home mandirs

What a mandir is made of

Four materials, and why families choose between them. Every mandir comes open front or with doors, and we will measure up with you in store at Heritage, 97 Ealing Road.

Hand-carved Sevan wood mandir with jali doors Sevan WoodJoined the old way, built to last Jaipuri style Rajasthani hand-painted wooden mandir Jaipuri PaintedHand-painted in Rajasthan Oxidised silver-plated mandir Oxidised SilverEmbossed relief, room-filling White MDF mandir MDF & WoodenLighter, and easy to wall-mount

Five generations, four shops, one road

Our story began five generations ago in Surat, India's silk city, where the Venilals family first traded in fine sarees. Over 30 years ago we brought that tradition to Ealing Road, Wembley — starting with a single saree shop.

Today our four stores bring everything together for life's celebrations: wedding sarees and sherwanis, jewellery, murtis, mandirs and festive essentials.

Read our story

From our customers

What families say about us

from 7 reviews

Staff were very friendly and helpful

Anonymous

Amazing collection.

Anonymous
Eco-Friendly Ganesh Visarjan Idol – Orange Dhoti & Blue Khes, 18 inch

good

Sakshi Lather
Krishna Suit Fancy Dress in Art Silk Fabric for Kid for Krishnaleela / Janmashtami / Kanha / Mythological Character Costume

All came properly packed no damage thank you

Jayssh

Very pretty bangles 🤎

SAEMA UMAR CHAUDHARY
Indian Glass Bangles Set Dot Pattern Bollywood Style Wedding Favour

Very pretty bangles 💚

SAEMA UMAR CHAUDHARY
Indian Glass Bangles Set Dot Pattern Bollywood Style Wedding Favour

Look good

Kester
Custom Order-Shipping

Our Four Stores

  • Heritage — Temples, Mandirs & Murtis

    Home temples, mandirs and statues, with pooja samagri and festive decorations alongside. The entrance is round the corner on Douglas Avenue, with a lift to the first floor. 97 Ealing Road, 1st Floor, HA0 4BN.

    07342 737227

    Shop Temples Online 
  • Festival by Shri Venilals — Ganesh idols and festive essentials

    Festival — Pooja Samagri & Festive

    Pooja samagri, thalis, diyas, camphor and rangoli — plus festive decorations and torans, in store only. 198 Ealing Rd, HA0 4QG.

    020 8900 0313

    Shop Pooja Essentials 

  • Celebrations — Lehengas, Sherwanis & Jewellery

    Punjabi suits, bridal lehengas, sherwanis, occasion wear, bangles and jewellery — and a collection point for online orders. 99-103 Ealing Rd, HA0 4BP.

    020 8795 3051

    Get Directions 

  • Shri Venilals — Sarees

    Our flagship saree house — exclusive sarees, Kancheepuram pattu and wedding sarees. 115/117 Ealing Rd, HA0 4BP.

    07579 824922

    Get Directions 
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Open seven days  ·  Monday to Friday 10:00 – 18:30  ·  Saturday 10:00 – 19:00  ·  Sunday 10:30 – 19:00

Same hours at all four shops. Hours may vary on festival days — please ring ahead.

Good to know

Frequently asked

When is visarjan, and what do I need?

Anant Chaturdashi falls on Friday 25 September 2026. Many families do visarjan earlier — on the day and a half, the third, the fifth or the seventh day.

For the day itself you'll want visarjan decoration, garlands, a clean cloth for carrying, and supari and haldi for the final puja. The anant sutra — the thread with fourteen knots — is tied after the puja on Anant Chaturdashi and worn until it wears through on its own.

What can be delivered, and what is collection only?

Visarjan idols and mandirs are Click & Collect only. They are hand-painted or hand-finished and far too fragile for a courier, so we don't ship them at any size.

Everything else — brass and marble murtis, pooja samagri, thalis, diyas, sarees and jewellery — is delivered UK-wide as normal. Bajots and pooja chowkis travel by courier on their own rates.

Where do I collect from?

From either of two shops, a few doors apart on Ealing Road:

Heritage — 97 Ealing Road, 1st Floor, Wembley HA0 4BN — 07342 737227. The door is round the corner on Douglas Avenue, with a lift to the first floor.
Celebrations — 99-103 Ealing Road, Wembley HA0 4BP — 020 8795 3051

Wait for the ready-to-collect email, then come in with your order confirmation. Bring a car for anything above 2 ft — we'll help you load.

How quickly can I get my order? What is the 3pm cut-off?

Two options at checkout on everything we send out:

Standard Delivery — 3 to 5 working days. £3.00 on orders under £15, £4.00 from £15 to £99.99, £7.00 on £100 and over.

Royal Mail Tracked 24 — order before 3pm. £4.00 on orders under £15 and £6.95 from £15 to £99.99. Orders of £100 and over go by DPD Next Day at £9.95.

Tracked 24 aims to deliver the next working day — it is not guaranteed. Order before 3pm, Monday to Friday and it goes out the same day.

How do I choose between the mandir materials?

Sevan wood is the traditional choice — close-grained and heavy, and it takes a lifetime of oil and lamp smoke without warping.

Jaipuri hand-painted is bright where a room is dark, and the floral work never repeats exactly.

Oxidised silver is embossed sheet over a solid frame, darkened in the recesses so the relief reads from across a room.

MDF and wooden are lighter and squarer, and the easiest to wall-mount in a flat.

Measure the alcove or shelf first, and remember the doors need clearance to open. We will measure up with you in store at Heritage.