Diwali 2026 Order Cut-Off Dates
Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. Our last order dates are below.
Every print is made to order, so a Diwali gift has to clear production and courier transit before the festival. The dates below are worked out from our own published lead times, not chosen at random.
Order by the date for your delivery method and we can deliver before Diwali. Order after it and we may still manage it, but we will not promise it.
Last order dates
| Delivery method | Order by |
|---|---|
| Bulk and corporate orders (10+ units, made in batches) | Wednesday 14 October 2026 |
| Courier delivery outside Hyderabad | Wednesday 21 October 2026 |
| Courier delivery within Hyderabad | Wednesday 28 October 2026 |
| Local pickup from the Kowkoor studio | Friday 30 October 2026 |
How these dates were calculated
We target delivery on or before Friday 6 November 2026, two days before Diwali, so your order is in hand ahead of the festival. Against that date:
- Production is 3 to 5 business days for standard and single custom orders, and 5 to 10 business days for bulk batches. These are the same lead times published in our Shipping Policy.
- Courier transit after dispatch is 1 to 2 business days within Hyderabad, and 3 to 7 business days to other major cities. Also from the Shipping Policy.
- We add both, then count backwards from Friday 6 November. Bulk orders take the longest path (10 production days plus 7 transit days), local pickup the shortest (production only, no transit).
We have deliberately used the slower end of each range. If your order lands sooner, it ships sooner.
Bulk and corporate gifting
Diwali is our busiest window for corporate gifting, and batch capacity is finite. If you need 50 or more units for employees, clients or a distribution list, please talk to us before mid-October so we can schedule the batch and confirm a date in writing.
Volume rates, quality control and local freight delivery are covered on our B2B and Distribution page.
Order now
Browse the catalogue or send us your own design. Personalised pieces such as lithophane photo lamps, name plates and custom keychains are the most popular Diwali gifts, and they need the most time because they are designed before they are printed.
If you are ordering late
Message us anyway. If a piece is already finished or a batch has room, we may be able to dispatch sooner than the table above suggests. We simply will not take an order we cannot deliver in time, because a Diwali gift that arrives after Diwali is worse than one that arrives early.
Call or WhatsApp +91 9052470957, or email hello@vr1prints.com. Studio pickup is at Kowkoor Main Rd, opposite Sahasra Pooja Store, Kowkoor, Secunderabad, Telangana 500010.