Pooja Items
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Pooja Items List
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Fruits
Flowers
Puja ki Supari
Sweet
Betel leaves (Pan ke patte)
Shringar Items for Devi Parvati
Kumkum
Small candle for diya
Fruits
Flowers
Sweets
Lemons· 4
Coconut· 1
$35 payable to temple
$15 payable to priest
Home Pooja
Fruits
Flowers
Kumkum
Panchamrut (milk, yogurt, ghee, honey & sugar)· 1 cup
Chandan powder / Sandalwood powder
Gulal
Sindoor
Haldi
Red thread / mauli· 1 small packet
White thread / Yagyo pavitam· 1
Agarbatti / incense stick· 1 pkt
Cotton Wick / Batti for Diya· 7 pieces
Matchbox
Coconut· 1
Betelnut (supari)· 5
Clove· 5
Cardamom· 5
Rice· 2 lb
Gangajal· 1 bottle
Ghee· 1/2 cup
Mud diya· 3
Dry fruits: 5 types (Almond, cashews, dry dates, pista & raisins)
Quarters· $5
Camphor / karpoor· 1 piece
Betel leaves (pan)· 10
Flowers· 2 bouquets
Banana leaves / Kela leaves (if available)· 4
Tulsi leaves· 11 or 21 or 51 or 100
If performing yagna: jow (barley), til/sesame seeds, dry coconut (3 half pieces), wooden stick, and aluminum foil
Temple Pooja
Fruits
Flowers
Steel Thali (steel plates)· 4
Katori (steel bowl)· 5
Steel Spoon· 1
Kalash· 1
Stands to place God's picture / chowki (min 11/4 ft.)· 2
Panchamrut (milk, yogurt, ghee, honey & sugar)· 1 cup
Mixed fruit prasad
Ganesh ji murti / Satyanarayan ji murti or picture
Small plastic bowls· 11
Drinking water· 1 jug
Big bowl to empty water· 1
Aasan for Pandit ji and Yajman
Paper Napkin or cloth napkins
Panchamrut (milk, yogurt, ghee, honey & sugar)· 1 cup
Milk· 1 gallon
Flowers
Betel leaves / paan· 5
Sweets
Bel patra
Fruits
Red thread / Mauli· 1 packet
White thread / yagnopaveetham· 1
Fruits· 5
Flowers· 1 bouquet
Kumkum
Chandan powder / Sandalwood powder
Gulal
Sindoor
Haldi
Red thread / mauli· 1 small packet
White thread / Yagnopaveetham· 1
Agarbatti / incense stick· 1 pkt
Cotton Wick / Batti for Diya· 7 pieces
Matchbox
Coconut· 1
Betelnut (supari)· 10
Cloves· 5
Cardamom· 5
Ghee· 200 gram
Sweets
Ganga Jal· 1 bottle
Rice· 200 gram
Camphor / karpoor
Change coins· $5
Red cloth· 1 1/4 meters
Jaggery· 100 grams
Spade for digging the ground
Bricks· 5
Panchratna / 5 gems· 1 packet
Metal snake (small)· 1
Swastik
Panchdhatu / 5 metals
Kalash (small)· 1
Panchamrut (milk, ghee, sugar, honey, yogurt)· 1 cup
Steel plates· 3
Steel bowls· 5
Steel spoon· 5
Paper napkins
Aasan
Ganesh ji and kuldevi picture
Chowki
Water
Copper pot / Kalash· 1
Kumkum
Chandan powder / Sandalwood powder
Red thread: Mauli
Rice· 1 lb
Panchamrut (milk, ghee, sugar, honey, yogurt)· 1 cup
White (Janoi) thread / Yagno pavitam· 2
Betel nut / supari· 7
Agarbatti (incense sticks)
Fruits (any type)· 7
Flowers· 2 bouquets
Betel leaves / paan· 10
Coconut· 1
Dry coconut· 2 pieces
Dry fruits or sweets
Paper napkins
Steel plates· 3
Steel bowls· 5
Steel spoon· 5
Aasan (seat)
Diya's· 3
Cotton for batti / wick
Ghee
Fruits· 5 to 7
Flowers· 1 bunch
Panchamrut (ghee, honey, sugar, milk, yogurt)· 1 cup
Coconut· 1
Betel leaves / paan
Janoi / yagnopaveetham / white thread· 1
Picture of the deceased
Jav
Til (sesame seeds)
Flowers· 21 bunches
Fruits· 11
Betel leaves / paan· 10
Coconut· 1
2' x 2' black fabric
Loose coins
Dry coconut· 2
Hawan samagri
White thread / yagnopaveetham· 2
Black sesame seeds
Fruits
Flowers
Sweets
Pushpa mala / garland
Betel leaves / paan· 10
Panchamrut (milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, sugar)· 1 cup
Flowers· 1 bunch
Fruits
Dry coconut· 2-3 pieces
Jav· 100 grams
Sesame seeds / til· 100 grams
Sweets
Supari· 7
Cheda-chedi cloth (piece of cloth)
Fruits· 5
Flowers
Paan patta (pooja ke paan)· 5
Fresh coconut
Slate (for writing) + chalk
Notebook + pen
Supari· 2
Red thread / Mauli
Sweets (can be purchased from the temple)
Supari· 5
Jav· 100 gm
Til· 100 gram
Janoi· 2
Fruits (total)· 11
Flowers· 1 bunch
Sweet
Panchamrut (milk+yogurt+ghee+sugar+honey)· 1 cup
Coconut· 1
Pan patta· 10
Rice flour· 1 lb
Vastra Daan
Photo of the deceased person
Names of deceased ancestors
Paper napkin roll
Disposable plates· 5
Disposable bowls· 10
Kanku powder (Red)· 1 Packet
Chandan· 1 pack
Rice· 1 lb
Flowers· 1 bunch
Pan patta· 5
Fresh Coconut· 2
Incense sticks· 1 pack
Cotton Cloth
Matchbox
Clay Diya· 3
Ghee· 100 gram
Ganeshji idol (Murti)
Red piece of cloth
Bajot (for sitting)
Nada cheddi cloth· 1
Janoi· 1
Supari· 5
Karpoor / Camphor
Panchamrut
Disposable bowl
Paper napkins
Kalash· 1
Ring for ceremony
Gud (jaggery)· 1
Thali· 3
Katori· 5
Spoons· 5
Flowers
Fruits
Panchamrut (milk+yogurt+ghee+sugar+honey)· 1 cup
Milk
Prasad
Shringar package
Janoi
Mauli
Panchamrut (milk+yogurt+ghee+sugar+honey+tulsi)· 1 cup
Flowers
Fruits· 16
Sweets
Milk· 1 gallon
Shringaar pack· 16
Betel nuts / supari· 2
Betel leaves / paan· 5
Kumkum
Chandan
Gulal
Coconut· 2
Janoi· 1
Nada Cheddi· 1
Supari· 5
Incense sticks (agarbatti)· 1 packet
Cotton balls
Matchbox
Ghee· 200 gms
Clay Diya· 3
Sweet
Dry Fruits· 200 gms
Dry coconut shell· 2
Ganga jal
Cloves· 5
Cardamom· 5
Pan patta· 10
Flower· 1 bouquet
Fruits· 11
Mogra garland (if available)
Paper Napkins
Disposable bowl
Disposable plates
Thali· 3
Katori· 5
Spoons· 5
Asan or sheet to sit on
Panchamrut (milk+yogurt+ghee+honey+sugar)· 1 cup
Seat· 3
Other items according to your customs
Without Havan
Chandan· 1 small pack
Kumkum· 1 small pack
Mauli· 1
Janoi thread (yagnopavit)· 1
Rice· 1 lb
Wheat· 1 lb
Supari· 5
Cloves· 5 pcs
Cardamom· 5 pcs
Coconut· 2
Cotton balls
Matchbox
Diya· 3
Gangajal (holy water)· 1 bottle
Clay pot or copper pot
Dry fruits
Small styrofoam bowl
Thali (plates)· 5
Katori (steel bowls)· 5
Spoons· 5
Paper Napkins
Aasan (for seating)· 2
Panchamrut (milk, yogurt, sugar, honey, ghee)· 1 cup
1 jug full of clean water
Variety of flowers
Sweets
Fresh flowers· 2 bouquets
Paan patta (nagarvel pan)
With Havan
All items from "Without Havan" list, plus:
Havan Samagri
Dry coconut· 3
Jav
Til (sesame seeds)
Wood sticks
Aluminum foil
Gugal· 50 gm
Vastu Pooja
Chandan, Kumkum, Abil, Gulal, Mauli
Janoi· 2
Incense Sticks· 1 pack
Clay Diya· 3
Ghee· 200 gms
Cotton Batti for Diya
Coconut (fresh)· 2
Supari· 10
Red cloth· 1 & 1/2 meter
Yellow fabric· 1 & 1/2 meter
White fabric· 1 & 1/2 meter
Dry fruits· 200 grams
Sweet
Gud (jaggery)
Rice· 2 lbs
Cloves· 5 gms
Cardamom· 5 gms
Dry Coconut· 2 pcs
Karpoor / Camphor
Pack of Havan Samagri
Jav· 1 pack (100 gms)
Til (sesame seeds)· 1 pack (100 gms)
Disposable bowls· 15
Disposable dishes· 5
Paper napkins
Foil tray (small to medium size)
Paan patta (Betel leaf)· 10
Asan (seat)
Clay pot or Kalash
Ganga Jal
Ganesh ji or Kuldevi picture
Panch Ratna, Panch Dhatu or Vastu Murti
Copper pot (small)
Flowers, Fruits· 11
Matchbox
Panchamrut (milk, yogurt, ghee, sugar, honey)· 1 cup
Thali (plates)· 4
Katori· 6
Spoons· 6
Small steel plate· 3
Aluminum foil· 3 pcs
Clean water for pooja
Paan (Betel leaves)· 5
Coconut
Flowers
Sweet
Fruits
Panchamrut
New pair of scissors
Ziplock bag· 1
Small piece of cloth (any color)· 1
Fruits
Flowers
Coconut
Panchamrut
Betel Leaves (paan)· 10
Betel Nut (supari)· 5
Sweets for prasad
Dry Fruits
Tulsi Leaves (holy Basil)· a handful
Small bowls· 12
Rice· 2 lbs
Gangajal (available at Indian stores)
Dry Coconut· 2
Jow (Barley with husk, available at Indian stores)
Black Til (black sesame seeds)
Ghee· 200 grams
Agarbatti (incense sticks)
Matchbox
Steel spoons· 3
Steel Plates· 2
Paper Napkins
Chowrang (small table)
Fruits· 5-10
Flowers (bunch)
Small flower garland
Paan patta (pooja ke paan)· 5
Fresh coconut
Rice kheer / rice pudding
Supari· 2
Red thread / Mauli
Sweets (can be purchased from the temple)
