Prasad before the priest · lunch after aarti · 20 to 300 guests
Griha pravesh catering, held for the aarti.
- Prasad and mithai₹850 to ₹2,400per kg
- Sattvic or Jain lunchFrom ₹650per guest
- Full-day serviceFrom ₹850per guest
The muhurat is the brief. Lunch does not start at one because the card said so; it starts when the priest sits. Prasad is out before he arrives. The meal after aarti is sattvic or strict Jain, held hot through an overrun. Kravvia, founded 1999 in Santacruz, has catered to that order from the start. From ₹650 a guest, from 20 guests.
The house view
The mistake is a 1pm buffet, as if the priest ran to IST. He does not. Prasad and mithai go on the thali before he sits; sattvic or Jain lunch goes out only after aarti, still hot when the last neighbour arrives. Two services, not one. A Bandra, Juhu or Powai flat takes drop-off from ₹650, from 20 guests: no chafing in the pooja room. From 50 guests, full-day staffed service from ₹850 covers breakfast, prasad, lunch and evening chai. Ask for release tied to aarti, not a clock, and name the observance: sattvic, or strict Jain with no roots.
Formats and bands
- Any guests
Prasad and mithai
₹850 to ₹2,400 per kg
Laddu, peda, barfi and the dry-fruit range, boxed or on trays. Price it for your guests
- 20 to 150 guests
Sattvic or Jain lunch
From ₹650 per guest
No onion, no garlic, no roots where the pooja demands it, held hot for the aarti. Price it for your guests
- 50 to 300 guests
Full-day service
From ₹850 per guest
Breakfast for the family, prasad, lunch with staff, and evening chai. Price it for your guests
Starting bands from Kravvia's published rate card. Final quotes move with headcount, menu depth, date and venue. See the full card.
Price it now
Your guest list, in rupees.
A guest, from
₹650
For 40 guests, from
₹26,000
The published floor for this format; the menu sets the final figure. About a week's notice is usually workable.
The detail that matters
Sattvic and Jain are different lists
The usual brief is no onion and no garlic, as if that covered the Jain relatives. It does not. Sattvic drops onion and garlic. Strict Jain drops every root, and it is cooked in a fully isolated Jain kitchen since 2012, with separate prep and utensils. Kravvia rebuilds the dishes from cumin and the dried spice blends rather than approximating them. Write the observance into the quote: sattvic, or strict Jain. Both lists come from the tasting menu. Do not leave the distinction to the morning of the pooja.
Build the spread
Asked before every booking
Is prasad part of the catering, or a separate order?
Prasad is a separate line, not a dessert course. Motichur laddu from ₹950, peda and barfi at ₹900 a kilo, boxed or on trays, must be out before the priest arrives. Order it with the lunch, not after.
Does no-onion, no-garlic cover the Jain relatives?
No-onion, no-garlic is the default for a pooja lunch. Strict Jain, with no root vegetables, is on request, from ₹850 per guest, from a fully isolated Jain kitchen since 2012. Name which list at the brief. It is a standard, not a special.
When should a muhurat date be held?
Ten days holds a weekday griha pravesh. Muhurat dates cluster around Diwali and through the winter wedding season; those mornings go first. Hold the date before the priest's slot is the only one left.
The flat is new and the kitchen is not working. Can you still cater?
That is the usual Mumbai griha pravesh. Drop-off from ₹650, from 20 guests, arrives held hot; nothing is cooked on site and the pooja room stays clear. Full-day staffed service from ₹850 needs 50 guests and floor space for staff. Ask for drop-off. A 2BHK is not a buffet.
