FORGING YOUR UNIVERSE...
FORGING YOUR UNIVERSE...
⧡ FOR BANGALORE SHOPS THIS FESTIVE SEASON
What to change on your website and your Google Business Profile before Dhanteras and Diwali, and the date to have each step done by.
Dhanteras is Friday 6 November and Diwali is Sunday 8 November 2026. By 31 October, put a Diwali offer page on your website with clear start and end dates and a WhatsApp order button. By 2 November, set special hours on your Google Business Profile, and by 3 November publish an offer post that links to that page. Then make sure your website shows the same hours and phone number.
Dhanteras is on Friday 6 November 2026 and Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) is on Sunday 8 November 2026. The festival days run from 6 to 11 November:
| Day | Date |
|---|---|
| Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi) | Friday 6 November 2026 |
| Naraka Chaturdashi and Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | Sunday 8 November 2026 |
| Govardhan Puja | Monday 9 November 2026 |
| Balipadyami (Karnataka Deepavali holiday) | Tuesday 10 November 2026 |
| Bhai Dooj | Wednesday 11 November 2026 |
In Karnataka the Deepavali government holiday is Balipadyami on Tuesday 10 November, and Naraka Chaturdashi falls on Sunday 8 November, the same day as Lakshmi Puja.
Decide now which of 6 to 11 November you’ll open late, close early or close, because every step below depends on it.
Finish your website by 31 October, your Google Business Profile by 2 November and your offer posts by 3 November, then keep everything current through the festival week. Each step has a date and a reason.
One page on your own website that lists the offer, the price, the dates, how to order and when the last delivery is. It should include:
/diwali-offers, that you can reuse every
year.Why a page on your site and not only Instagram? It gives the Google post, your Instagram bio and your WhatsApp Status one link to point at, and it’s a page Google can read. The longer comparison is in WhatsApp catalog vs website.
For your type of business, see the restaurant website checklist, the boutique website checklist, or for D2C brands the D2C brand website checklist and how we build e-commerce websites in Bangalore.
Add a WhatsApp click-to-chat link (wa.me) with a prefilled message, put it on the offer page and your Google profile, and decide who replies and by when.
WhatsApp is for orders and questions. If you want customers to pay online, the offer page can link to a checkout; on NebulaForge sites that runs through Razorpay or Stripe.
Use special hours in your Business Profile for each day from 6 to 10 November that differs from your regular hours, and set them by about 2 November.
Yes. Google Business Profile has an Offer post type built for this, and it links customers straight to your offer page.
Google’s help page says an Offer post needs a title and its dates and times, and gets a “View Offer” button automatically. You can also add a description, a photo or video, a coupon code, a link and terms. Set the end date to the day the offer really ends.
There is also a test worth knowing about. Search Engine Roundtable reported on 19 October 2026, from a LinkedIn post by Ben Fisher, that Google is testing a higher position for Posts on the business panel in Search, with posts moving up and then down roughly every 3 days. Google hasn’t announced it. If the test sticks, a current offer post may be one of the first things a customer sees.
In some regions, yes. Google is showing a WhatsApp button on some business listings in Search, next to Call, Directions and Website, but Google says chat is only available in select regions and hasn’t confirmed India.
How to check: open the profile editor and look for the Chat field. If it isn’t there, the WhatsApp button on your website still does the job.
Because customers act on whichever they see first, and Google uses your website as evidence when it decides whether to publish other people’s suggested edits.
Google’s help page says that when a suggested edit needs your review, you have 4 days to accept or reject it. If you don’t respond, Google may publish it if it is supported by other publicly available information, such as your business website. Some edits are applied without prior review.
So update the website the same day you change your Google special hours. For the wider profile checklist, read how Google now answers customer questions about your business.
Every type of shop needs the same offer page, special hours and WhatsApp button; what changes is what goes on them. Here is a starting point for four kinds of business.
| Business | On the offer page | On Google Business Profile | WhatsApp prefilled message |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boutique | The festive collection, the alteration cut-off date, shipping outside Bangalore | Special hours, photos of new stock | “Hi, I’d like to see the Diwali collection. Can it be altered and delivered before Diwali?” |
| Sweet and gift shop | Gift box sizes and prices, the bulk and corporate order cut-off, delivery areas | Special hours, an Offer post with an end date | “Hi, I’d like to order Diwali gift boxes. Please share sizes and delivery for my area.” |
| Restaurant | The Diwali menu, pre-order and pickup slots, closed days | Special hours, menu photos, an Offer post | “Hi, I’d like to pre-order from the Diwali menu. Which pickup slots are free?” |
| D2C brand | Offer codes, the last dispatch date for Diwali delivery, returns | Website and checkout link, an Offer post linking the collection | “Hi, will an order placed today reach me before Diwali?” |
On a narrow screen, swipe the table sideways to see all four columns.
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⧡ QUESTIONS
Diwali is on Sunday 8 November 2026. Dhanteras is on Friday 6 November, and in Karnataka the Balipadyami (Deepavali) holiday is on Tuesday 10 November.
Set special hours by about 2 November. Google says profile edits usually take up to 10 minutes to review but can sometimes take up to 30 days, so leaving it to the festival week is risky.
Google says special hours cover temporary changes or closures of up to 6 days in a row, which is enough for 6 to 10 November.
Yes, if you run an offer. One page with the offer, prices, dates, last order date and a WhatsApp button gives your Google post, Instagram and WhatsApp Status a single link to send people to.
In some regions, yes. Google lets verified profiles add a WhatsApp click-to-chat link, but says chat is available only in select regions and hasn't confirmed India, so check Edit profile, then Contact, then Chat.
Yes. Offer posts carry a title, dates and a View Offer button, and Google is testing a higher spot for posts on the business panel. That test isn't announced, so treat it as a bonus, not a promise.
Keep the URL, mark the offer as ended, and reuse the page next year.
Customers trust whichever they see first, and Google may publish a suggested edit after 4 days if information such as your website supports it. Matching details keep both correct.
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