We are a joyful and welcoming Alankara Samuha community, dedicated to providing you with a delightful experience.

Please note that our team at Alankara Samuha works tirelessly to provide you the best of the Sustainable fashion quality products at affordable prices. We suggest it’s important if you go through the points mentioned below before you plan to exchange or return any of our products:

1. We understand the importance of receiving flawless products. Hence, we accept return requests for items with manufacturing defects. If you want to return then send us a 360 Degree video before unboxing packaging within 48hrs after receiving the product.

1. All the products at Alankara Samuha are exclusively handmade by artisans, craftsmen, weavers and tribal women based out of remote craft clusters in India. Hence the irregularity in stitches, colours and prints that you notice are not errors but a confirmation of the authenticity of your products being handmade and not machine made.
2. Differences in colours might be the result of the technical variations and the colour settings on all the different screens could vary (computer monitors, tablets and mobile devices). Thus, the colour of the product that you see online might slightly differ from what it looks to be offline. We do our best efforts to share the closest real and natural pictures of all our products.
3. The weather conditions play a critical and important role in the making of hand block prints and natural dyes. Thus, a slight variation in the prints and colours may happen depending on the prevalent weather conditions at that point of time and we don’t consider these variations as defects.
4. A slight weaving inconsistencies or small holes in fabric is an intricate part of handmade process and cannot be considered as defects.
5. It is important that you keenly read the product descriptions before placing an order.

The team at Alankara Samuha provides a simple, convenient and hassle-free exchange and return policy. We would be more than happy to help in the case of an exchange or return of the products as per the details mentioned below.

Cancellation Policy

The cancellation request if any need to be placed within 4 hours of placing the order. Any cancellation request post 4 hours of placing order will not be considered. The cancellation request cannot be considered if the order is shipped. Please note payment gateway charges (3-5%) will be deducted if a refund is required.

Exchange Policy

Products can be exchanged based on the below guidelines: 

1. You have to inform us by sending email at [email protected] about the issue/reason for exchange within 48 hours of receiving the product
2. Once the issue/reason is accepted by us (within 24-48 hours), the product has to be returned to our physical location within 15 days of receiving the same. The charges to send the product back to our physical location in Bangalore are to be borne by you and we won’t be responsible in case the shipment gets lost on the way
3. If you have received a defective or wrong product, it will be eligible for replacement. You can return it to us and the shipping charges including the reverse shipping charges will be borne by us. We can arrange a reverse shipment pickup from your address. In case, you decide to send the product on your own, we will refund shipping charges not greater than Rs. 150.
4. In case you opt for an exchange, please note that the value of the new product in lieu of the original product has to be similar or higher than the original product. In the case of higher value, the difference in the amount has to be paid by you.
5. Exchanges will not be applicable on products with minor irregularities with respect to stitches, printing and colour.

Return and Refund Policy

The return request by you needs to be initiated within 48 hours from the date of receipt of the product by sending email at [email protected].

The return and refund request will be accepted when any of the below criteria is met:

1. The package sent by us gets lost in the transit and does not reach you. This is subject to an official confirmation by the courier partner.
2. The product has a genuine quality/manufacturing defect or damaged.
3. We have charged you a higher amount by mistake due to a technical glitch from our end. In this case, the difference in amount will be refunded back to the source account from where the original payment was received.
4. We will initiate the refund once the returned product has reached our location. It may take 8-9 working days for the processing of the refund.
5. If you have placed orders through Online Payment, refunds will be done through payment gateway to the account/card/wallet from which the original payment was made. The refunds will happen within 8-9 working days of products being received at our location. It typically takes 2-3 working days for refunds to reflect into your account which is completely dependent on your bank.

The return and refund request will be not be accepted if any of the below points are met:

1. The product is not accepted by you at the time of courier delivery
2. The product is returned back to us after 3 unsuccessful delivery attempts to you by the courier partner
3. Wrong address and contact details have been provided by you
4. Product is returned to us in a used and damaged condition
5. Tags of the products are not intact and/or removed.
6. Shipping, Payment gateway charges in all cases is non-refundable.

International Customers:

The below exchange and return guidelines are specific to the orders placed by the customers based outside India:

1.  The cancellation request if any need to be placed within 24 hours of placing the order. Any cancellation request post 24 hours of placing order will not be considered. Please note Payment gateway charges via RazorPay will be deducted from the order value refund.
2. You need to bear the shipping charges for sending the product back to our location in India. Upon the receipt of the product from you, we will refund the amount to the desired payment mode. Please note the refund amount would be only for the products and not for the shipping charges incurred at the time of placing the order.
3. Once we have received the products a quality check would be done by our team. Please make sure that the original product tag is intact when you courier it back to us.
4. If you receive any defective, damaged or wrong product, please inform us within 48 hours of the receipt of the product by emailing us at [email protected] with your Order ID and send us a snapshot of the defect. We will either refund the amount of the defective product. Please note we will not send any product replacement.
5. The International Shipping charges are non-refundable under any circumstances.
6. Due to the factors beyond our control, we, unfortunately, do not have an exchange policy for international customers. However, if you have a special case, we would be happy to discuss it over an email and arrive at a best effort solution. In the end, your satisfaction and delight are our prime motto.
7. Please note that in case of shipping outside India, customs duties and local taxes may have to be paid by customers to our shipping partner at the time of shipment delivery. The number of duties depend on the policies of your destination country. We are not responsible for any delays due to customs.

List of Non-Returnable or Non-Exchangeable Products 

1. Custom made and Pre order products
2. Altered products as per the specifications/measurements provided by you
3. Sarees ordered with fall and edging
4. Products that are purchased in any sale / promotion organized by Alankara Samuha
5. Products which were identified/marked as non-returnable or non-exchangeable at the time of purchase
6. Accessories, including scarves, wallets, bags etc.

Pre order Policy

As Alankara Samuha products are loved across the globe, there are high possibilities that some products are sold out quickly but are available on pre order basis. Please read below before you book a product on pre order: 

1. Before placing an order, please go through the product description to check if it is available on pre order
2. On an average it may take 3-4 weeks for the products to be ready, however it is highly dependent on the local and weather conditions at our artisans, weavers and craftsmen location.
3. Please note there might be delays due to unforeseen circumstances or reasons beyond our control. We appreciate your patience and understanding as the weather conditions plays a critical and important role in the making of handmade products.
4. We are not responsible to compensate for any delays with pre order fulfilment. However, you can opt for a different product readily available at that point of time in the case of severe delays.

Support Email: [email protected]

Support Phone Number: +91-63643 74330