★ The SOSA gifting universe
The gift they will actually use - a scent for their skin, their home, their car or the business they built
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"Gifted my brother the Safar for Rakhi - he drives an hour each way to his shop. He says his car now smells like a hotel lobby, and he thinks of me on every drive. Best Rakhi gift I have given."
SOSA Safar · Rakhi
★★★★★
"My husband opened his second store this year and I gifted him a Vaayu with the scent blends. His customers comment on the fragrance, and he tells them his wife gifted his shop its signature. He glows every time."
SOSA Vaayu · new store
★★★★★
"A reed diffuser for my best friend's housewarming - no flame, no plug, and her new flat smells beautiful for weeks. She sends me a photo of it every few months. The gift that keeps being seen."
Reed diffuser · housewarming
★★★★★
"The Attar Trio for my father - three alcohol-free scents in one box, and he wears one to the shop every morning now. A gift he actually uses daily, which is rarer than it sounds."
Attar Trio · for father
★★★★★
"Solid perfume for my girlfriend who travels every week - fits in her pocket, no spills, survives airport security. She reapplies before every meeting and calls it her lucky charm."
Solid perfume · travel
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"A Sukoon diffuser and the Hotel Collection for the newlyweds in our family - their first home now smells like a five-star suite. Under three thousand rupees and it looked far more expensive."
Sukoon + Hotel Collection
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"Gifted my brother the Safar for Rakhi - he drives an hour each way to his shop. He says his car now smells like a hotel lobby, and he thinks of me on every drive. Best Rakhi gift I have given."
SOSA Safar · Rakhi
★★★★★
"My husband opened his second store this year and I gifted him a Vaayu with the scent blends. His customers comment on the fragrance, and he tells them his wife gifted his shop its signature. He glows every time."
SOSA Vaayu · new store
★★★★★
"A reed diffuser for my best friend's housewarming - no flame, no plug, and her new flat smells beautiful for weeks. She sends me a photo of it every few months. The gift that keeps being seen."
Reed diffuser · housewarming
★★★★★
"The Attar Trio for my father - three alcohol-free scents in one box, and he wears one to the shop every morning now. A gift he actually uses daily, which is rarer than it sounds."
Attar Trio · for father
★★★★★
"Solid perfume for my girlfriend who travels every week - fits in her pocket, no spills, survives airport security. She reapplies before every meeting and calls it her lucky charm."
Solid perfume · travel
★★★★★
"A Sukoon diffuser and the Hotel Collection for the newlyweds in our family - their first home now smells like a five-star suite. Under three thousand rupees and it looked far more expensive."
Sukoon + Hotel Collection
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How much should you spend on a citrus fragrance gift? There is a genuinely good gift at every level, so match the budget to the relationship rather than stretching. Under Rs 500: the Adaa attar at Rs 379, the Misty Mornings jar candle at Rs 379, the Lemon car perfume at Rs 449 or Icy Mint at Rs 489. Around Rs 800: the Morning Freshness reed at Rs 749, or Adaa plus the Lemon car perfume at Rs 828 for skin and car together. Around Rs 1,500: the Day and Night reed duo at Rs 1,498, the Fresh and Grounded duo at Rs 1,548, the 50ml car spray at Rs 1,499, or a three-surface build of reed, candle and car perfume at Rs 1,577. At the top: the SOSA Safar waterless car diffuser at Rs 3,999.
What does SOSA not make in the citrus family? Two honest gaps worth knowing before you shop. There is no orange, neroli or grapefruit scent in the range - SOSA's citrus is Malabar lemon in the Morning Freshness reed and the Lemon car perfume, and bergamot in the Adaa attar, and that is the full list, so if the recipient specifically loves orange blossom you should route rather than substitute. And the Safar at Rs 3,999, which is the premium car and travel diffuser, runs SOSA's hotel-inspired waterless blends rather than a citrus one, so it is the best car fragrance gift in the range but not a citrus gift. For citrus in a car, the answer stays with the 12ml perfumes at Rs 449 and Rs 489.
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Facts verified August 2026: SOSA Home & Body makes alcohol-free attars (roll-on perfume oils from ₹379; Attar Trio set ₹1,055), alcohol-free solid body perfumes (15g tins from ₹459), hand-poured scented and massage candles (from ₹379), reed diffusers with alcohol-free reed oil (from ₹749, no flame or electricity), water-based ultrasonic diffusers (Boond ₹899, Sukoon ₹1,799, Megh ₹3,499) with the Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), the SOSA Safar waterless cordless car and travel diffuser (₹3,999), alcohol-free car perfumes (from ₹449), and the SOSA Vaayu waterless cold-air scent machine (₹11,999, ~1000m³, Bluetooth app and timer) for shops, showrooms and offices. The Hotel Collection scents are SOSA's own interpretations; SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel brand. Ultrasonic systems use water-based fragrance; Safar and Vaayu run waterless oil - not interchangeable. Cruelty-free, vegan, made in India; a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
Citrus is the easiest fragrance taste to gift and the easiest one to get subtly wrong. Easy, because bright, clean scents are close to universally liked and carry almost no offence risk. Subtly wrong, because the same family also contains every lemon floor cleaner ever made, and because a citrus gift dosed for winter becomes too much in May. This is the section pillar: everything SOSA makes that a citrus lover would want, what each one costs, which surface it belongs on, and the honest gaps in the range. If you read one page in this section, read this one, then follow the links into the detail.
Quick answers — read this first
What are the best citrus fragrance gifts from SOSA? Four, one for each surface, and they cover almost every budget. On skin: the Adaa attar at Rs 379, bergamot with cardamom and jasmine, alcohol-free roll-on oil, and the range's proper bergamot. At home: the Morning Freshness reed diffuser at Rs 749 for 50ml or Rs 1,249 for 130ml, Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus, with no flame and no plug and roughly six to ten weeks of run time. In the car: the Lemon car perfume at Rs 449 or Icy Mint at Rs 489, each available as a strong-throw Spray or a mild-throw Hanging at the same price. As a set: the Day and Night reed duo at Rs 1,498, or the Fresh and Grounded duo at Rs 1,548.How much should you spend on a citrus fragrance gift? There is a genuinely good gift at every level, so match the budget to the relationship rather than stretching. Under Rs 500: the Adaa attar at Rs 379, the Misty Mornings jar candle at Rs 379, the Lemon car perfume at Rs 449 or Icy Mint at Rs 489. Around Rs 800: the Morning Freshness reed at Rs 749, or Adaa plus the Lemon car perfume at Rs 828 for skin and car together. Around Rs 1,500: the Day and Night reed duo at Rs 1,498, the Fresh and Grounded duo at Rs 1,548, the 50ml car spray at Rs 1,499, or a three-surface build of reed, candle and car perfume at Rs 1,577. At the top: the SOSA Safar waterless car diffuser at Rs 3,999.
What does SOSA not make in the citrus family? Two honest gaps worth knowing before you shop. There is no orange, neroli or grapefruit scent in the range - SOSA's citrus is Malabar lemon in the Morning Freshness reed and the Lemon car perfume, and bergamot in the Adaa attar, and that is the full list, so if the recipient specifically loves orange blossom you should route rather than substitute. And the Safar at Rs 3,999, which is the premium car and travel diffuser, runs SOSA's hotel-inspired waterless blends rather than a citrus one, so it is the best car fragrance gift in the range but not a citrus gift. For citrus in a car, the answer stays with the 12ml perfumes at Rs 449 and Rs 489.
The short answer
Short answer: The complete SOSA citrus map: on skin, the Adaa attar Rs 379 (bergamot, cardamom, jasmine, alcohol-free); at home, the Morning Freshness reed diffuser Rs 749 for 50ml or Rs 1,249 for 130ml (Malabar lemon, peppermint, eucalyptus, no flame, no plug, roughly six to ten weeks) plus the Misty Mornings jar candle Rs 379; in the car, the Lemon car perfume Rs 449 or Icy Mint Rs 489, each as strong-throw Spray or mild-throw Hanging at the same price, with a 50ml spray at Rs 1,499. Sets: Day and Night reed duo Rs 1,498, Fresh and Grounded duo Rs 1,548, 300ml reed refill Rs 2,399. Top tier: the Safar waterless car diffuser Rs 3,999, whose blends are hotel-inspired rather than citrus. No orange or neroli exists in the range.
The pick: a SOSA gift matched to the life they live - personal fragrance from ₹379, home fragrance from ₹379, the Safar for their car (₹3,999), the Vaayu for their business (₹11,999).
Shop: the SOSA gifts collection - alcohol-free, beautifully packaged, from ₹299.
In this guide
The best fragrance gift is matched to the life the person lives: a scent for their skin, their home, their daily drive - or the business they are proudest of. SOSA covers the whole ladder, from a Rs 379 attar to the Rs 11,999 Vaayu, every step alcohol-free and beautifully packaged.
The collection
SOSA gifts · from ₹299
For their car
SOSA Safar · ₹3,999
For their business
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
Straight answer
If someone loves citrus, what is the complete list of SOSA gifts worth considering?
Four surfaces and one honest caveat. 1. Skin. The Adaa attar at ₹379 is the range's bergamot - bergamot, cardamom and jasmine in an alcohol-free roll-on oil that sits close to the skin, and the safest citrus gift for anyone who dislikes anything lemony. 2. Home. Morning Freshness at ₹749 for 50ml or ₹1,249 for 130ml is the citrus reed diffuser: Malabar lemon with peppermint and eucalyptus, alcohol-free reed oil, no flame, no plug, about six to ten weeks. The Misty Mornings jar candle from the candle range at ₹379 adds the ritual, and a 300ml reed refill at ₹2,399 keeps a heavy user going. 3. Car. The Lemon car perfume at ₹449 and Icy Mint at ₹489, each as a strong-throw Spray or a mild-throw Hanging at the same price - the single most useful lever in this whole section - with a 50ml spray at ₹1,499. 4. Sets. The Day and Night reed duo at ₹1,498 pairs the citrus reed with Evening Calm for the bedroom; Fresh and Grounded at ₹1,548 pairs it with Mountain Breeze for depth. The caveat. The SOSA Safar at ₹3,999 is the finest car fragrance gift in the range and it runs hotel-inspired blends, not citrus - and SOSA makes no orange, neroli or grapefruit scent at all. Say so rather than substituting. Browse the gift collection. Made in India; a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
One line: Adaa ₹379 for skin, Morning Freshness ₹749 for home, Lemon ₹449 or Icy Mint ₹489 for the car, the Day and Night duo ₹1,498 as the set - and no orange or neroli exists in the range.
The gifting ladder at a glance: an attar for them (from ₹379), a reed diffuser or candle for their home (from ₹379), the Safar for their car (₹3,999), the Vaayu for their business (₹11,999) - all alcohol-free, all ready to gift.
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The citrus family, mapped across every SOSA format
The whole family in three passes: the surfaces and what belongs on each, the budget ladder with real arithmetic, and the gaps and rules that keep a citrus gift honest.
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The surfaces
Skin, home and car - one taste, three completely different gifts
A citrus lover can be gifted on three surfaces and they are not interchangeable. Skin is the most personal and, in this family, unusually safe: because you already know the family they love, the taste risk that normally makes perfume a gamble is largely gone, and the Adaa attar at ₹379 is bergamot rather than lemon, which almost nobody dislikes. Home is where citrus does its most visible work, and the Morning Freshness reed at ₹749 or ₹1,249 is the gift that greets them at the door every day for six to ten weeks with no flame, no plug and nothing to remember. The car is the surface most people have never scented properly, which makes a ₹449 Lemon car perfume land far above its price. If you want the gift to feel substantial without spending much more, cover two surfaces rather than upgrading one: Adaa plus Lemon is ₹828, reed plus Lemon is ₹1,198, and all three together are ₹1,577.
Tip: knowing the family removes most of the taste risk - which is why skin fragrance is back on the table for a citrus lover, in a way it never is when you are guessing.
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The ladder
Rs 379 to Rs 3,999, with the arithmetic shown
The budget bands are clean. Under ₹500 you have four complete gifts: the Adaa attar ₹379, the Misty Mornings jar candle ₹379, the Lemon car perfume ₹449, Icy Mint ₹489. Around ₹750 to ₹850 the Morning Freshness 50ml at ₹749 is the single best gift in the family, or pair two small ones - Adaa plus Lemon at ₹828. Around ₹1,100 to ₹1,300, the reed plus the candle is ₹1,128 and the 130ml reed alone is ₹1,249. Around ₹1,500 to ₹1,600 you have the Day and Night duo at ₹1,498, the 50ml car spray at ₹1,499, the Fresh and Grounded duo at ₹1,548, or the three-surface build at ₹1,577. Both duos save ₹50 against buying the two reeds separately. Above that, the 300ml reed refill at ₹2,399 is the gift for someone already devoted to the scent, and the Safar at ₹3,999 is the grand car gesture.
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The rules
The four things that make or break a citrus gift
First, structure. Citrus alone reads as a cleaning product because it is a top note with nothing beneath it; Morning Freshness solves that with peppermint and eucalyptus and Adaa with cardamom and jasmine, and that is the whole reason these read as perfume rather than product. Second, placement. Entrance and living room yes, kitchen with care, bathroom never - a citrus bottle beside the phenyl gets filed as phenyl. Third, dose. The reed count is the volume knob, three or four in a small room rather than the full bundle, and in the car the Hanging format for a mild throw or the Spray for a strong one, at the same price. Fourth, season. Heat amplifies everything, so a summer gift wants fewer reeds, evening candle burns and hanging over spray. Get those four right and citrus is the most reliably successful family in the whole range; get placement or dose wrong and even a beautifully built fragrance gets described as smelling like a nice floor.
Tip: structure, placement, dose, season - four levers, none of them expensive, and together they decide whether your gift reads as luxury or as housekeeping.
The SOSA principle
Citrus is the family where knowing their taste changes what you are allowed to buy. Because you know the family, skin fragrance is safe again - and Rs 379 buys a genuinely personal gift.
Adaa on their wrist, Morning Freshness at their door, Lemon or Icy Mint in their car - one taste, three surfaces, from Rs 379 to Rs 3,999.
The complete citrus range, priced
The full citrus range at a glance, surface by surface.
The SOSA scent edit
The complete SOSA citrus map
| Scent | Why it suits the mood |
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| For their skin · ₹379 | Adaa attar - bergamot, cardamom, jasmine; alcohol-free roll-on oil. |
| For their car · ₹449-489 | Lemon ₹449 or Icy Mint ₹489 - Spray for strong throw, Hanging for mild. |
| For their home · ₹749-1,249 | Morning Freshness reed - Malabar lemon, peppermint, eucalyptus; 50ml or 130ml. |
| The set · ₹1,498-1,548 | Day and Night duo ₹1,498, or Fresh and Grounded duo ₹1,548. |
The whole citrus section in one place: the family opener, the lemon deep-dive, the bergamot deep-dive, the honest orange and neroli page, citrus for the anti-sweet reader, the home lane, the car lane, citrus in Indian summer, and the one everybody should read first, how to choose a citrus gift that does not smell like a cleaning product. Beyond this family, the complete SOSA gift finder covers every person, occasion and budget. Or browse the gift collection.
A gift they will use every day
Fragrance gifts matched to the person - skin, home, car or business - from ₹299 to the ₹11,999 Vaayu. Alcohol-free, beautifully packaged, made in India.
You already know the family they love. That single piece of knowledge is worth more than any budget you could bring to this.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
The SOSA gifting universe
Every SOSA gift is alcohol-free, long-lasting and beautifully packaged, handmade in small batches in India - and the range is built as a ladder, so there is a right gift at every budget and for every life. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Here is the whole universe at a glance.
The SOSA gifting universe
Match the gift to the life they live - skin, home, car or business
| Gift | Best for | Why they'll love it | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attars (Mastani, Nawaab, Ameeri, Adaa) | Personal · him & her | Alcohol-free roll-on perfume oils they will wear daily; Trio gift set ₹1,055 | from ₹379 |
| Solid body perfumes | Pocket · travel | 15g spill-proof tins - Beast ₹549 and Titan ₹500 for him, Desire ₹489 for her | from ₹459 |
| Scented & massage candles | Cozy · couples | Hand-poured jars from ₹379; the body-massage candle (₹699) melts to warm oil | from ₹379 |
| Reed diffusers | Home · housewarming | Alcohol-free reed oil, no flame or plug - weeks of fragrance from one bottle | from ₹749 |
| Ultrasonic diffuser + Hotel Collection | Home upgrade · newlyweds | Boond ₹899 / Sukoon ₹1,799 with hotel-inspired water-based blends from ₹299 | from ₹899 |
| SOSA Safar | Their car · travel | Waterless cordless car diffuser - the premium gift for drivers | ₹3,999 |
| SOSA Vaayu | Their business · grand gesture | Waterless scent machine (~1000m³, app + timer) - gift a business its signature | ₹11,999 |
Honest gifting notes: fragrance is personal - when you do not know their taste, choose a gift set (the Attar Trio, ₹1,055) or a home fragrance rather than a personal scent, and favour widely-loved families (sandalwood, citrus, soft florals) over polarising ones. The Hotel Collection scents are SOSA's own interpretations inspired by the world's finest hotels; SOSA is an independent Indian fragrance house, not affiliated with any hotel brand. Ultrasonic diffusers use the water-based Hotel Collection fragrance; the Safar and Vaayu run waterless oil - the formats are not interchangeable. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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A note from Sonal
The gifts people remember are rarely the most expensive - they are the most seen. A scent is exactly that: it enters the person's daily life - on their skin, in their living room, in the car they drive to work, in the shop they built from nothing - and every time they meet it, they think of you.
That is why I built the SOSA range as a ladder rather than a shelf: an attar for the person, a candle or diffuser for their home, the Safar for their car, the Vaayu for their business. Match the gift to the life they live and it stops being a thing and becomes a habit - the daily moment where your gift keeps arriving. Everything is alcohol-free, long-lasting and handmade in small batches in India.
One honest note: fragrance is personal. If you do not know their taste, pick a gift set so they can choose, or scent their space instead of their skin - a home or car fragrance flatters almost everyone. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
What is the single best citrus gift if I can only buy one thing?
The Morning Freshness reed diffuser at Rs 749, for most recipients. It is the most complete expression of citrus that SOSA makes - Malabar lemon lifted by peppermint and eucalyptus, so it reads as fresh air rather than fresh surface - and it works on the surface citrus does its best work on, which is the room somebody walks into. It has no flame, no plug and nothing to switch on, so it suits every household including those with children, pets or a landlord, and it runs for roughly six to ten weeks, which means your gift is met daily rather than once. If the person is more of a fragrance wearer than a homemaker, swap to the Adaa attar at Rs 379 instead. If they practically live in their car, the Lemon car perfume at Rs 449 is the one they will actually notice.
Does SOSA make an orange, grapefruit or neroli scent?
No, and it is better to say so than to sell you something close and hope. SOSA's citrus is Malabar lemon, which appears in the Morning Freshness reed diffuser at Rs 749 and in the Lemon car perfume at Rs 449, and bergamot, which is the opening of the Adaa attar at Rs 379. Icy Mint at Rs 489 sits alongside them as cornmint and peppermint, which is fresh rather than citrus. There is no orange, no sweet orange, no grapefruit, no neroli and no orange blossom anywhere in the range. If your recipient specifically loves neroli, the nearest honest route is bergamot in Adaa, because bergamot is also soft and faintly floral rather than sharp, and you should tell them that is what you have chosen rather than presenting it as the same thing.
Is the Safar worth Rs 3,999 for a citrus lover?
It is worth Rs 3,999 for a car lover, which is not quite the same person. The Safar is a waterless, cordless, rechargeable car and travel diffuser with controlled output and no wet mist, and it is genuinely the best car fragrance gift in the SOSA range - the sort of gift somebody uses every day for years. But it runs SOSA's hotel-inspired waterless blends, which are sold in three-register sets, and those are hotel registers rather than citrus ones. So if the whole point of the gift is that they love lemon and bergamot, Rs 449 spent on the Lemon car perfume is a better-aimed gift than Rs 3,999 spent on the Safar. If they love fine fragrance broadly and simply happen to lean citrus, and their car is where they spend real hours, the Safar is the more impressive gift by a distance.
How do I turn a small citrus gift into something that feels substantial?
Cover more than one surface rather than buying a bigger version of one thing, because two thoughtfully chosen items always read as more considered than a single upgraded one. The Adaa attar at Rs 379 plus the Lemon car perfume at Rs 449 is Rs 828 and covers their wrist and their drive with one consistent idea. The Morning Freshness reed at Rs 749 plus the Misty Mornings jar candle at Rs 379 is Rs 1,128 and gives a home both a constant and a ritual. All three surfaces together - reed Rs 749, candle Rs 379, Lemon car perfume Rs 449 - come to Rs 1,577. And if you would rather spend the money in one place, the Day and Night reed duo at Rs 1,498 covers the bright morning rooms and the quiet bedroom, which is the one weakness of citrus at home.
Which citrus gift is the safest choice if I am buying for a colleague or someone I do not know well?
Anything that scents their space rather than their skin, which in this family means the Morning Freshness reed diffuser at Rs 749 or the Misty Mornings jar candle at Rs 379. A home fragrance carries no intimacy question at all, needs no knowledge of how something wears on their particular skin, and is easy to receive gracefully at any level of acquaintance. A car perfume at Rs 449 is the other genuinely safe choice, and it is a lovely small gift for a colleague who drives. Where to be more careful is the attar: at Rs 379 the Adaa is not expensive, but a scent chosen for someone's skin implies a closeness that can feel presumptuous from a distant relationship, however good the intention. Skin for people you know, space for everybody else.
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The whole citrus family, priced: Adaa attar ₹379 for skin, Lemon car perfume ₹449 or Icy Mint ₹489 for the drive, Morning Freshness reed diffuser ₹749 or ₹1,249 at home, the Day and Night duo ₹1,498, and the Safar ₹3,999 as the grand car gesture. Alcohol-free, made in India; a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
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About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the gifting advice applies to any brand.Facts verified August 2026: SOSA Home & Body makes alcohol-free attars (roll-on perfume oils from ₹379; Attar Trio set ₹1,055), alcohol-free solid body perfumes (15g tins from ₹459), hand-poured scented and massage candles (from ₹379), reed diffusers with alcohol-free reed oil (from ₹749, no flame or electricity), water-based ultrasonic diffusers (Boond ₹899, Sukoon ₹1,799, Megh ₹3,499) with the Hotel Collection fragrance (from ₹299), the SOSA Safar waterless cordless car and travel diffuser (₹3,999), alcohol-free car perfumes (from ₹449), and the SOSA Vaayu waterless cold-air scent machine (₹11,999, ~1000m³, Bluetooth app and timer) for shops, showrooms and offices. The Hotel Collection scents are SOSA's own interpretations; SOSA is independent and not affiliated with any hotel brand. Ultrasonic systems use water-based fragrance; Safar and Vaayu run waterless oil - not interchangeable. Cruelty-free, vegan, made in India; a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.