Pooja Items List for Individual Poojas at Home or Temple

Gruhapravesam and Vastu Pooja Turmeric, Chandanam and Kumkuma - Packet each Agarbatti , Karpuram / Camphor - Packet each White Pumpkin Whole Rice - 2 lb 1 Blouse piece Towel - 1 Navadhanyam - 1 Packet Quarter Coins - 40 Beetle Leaves - 20 Beetle Nuts - 20 Fruits - 12 bananas, 5 variety of fruits Flowers - 2 bunches Coconut -6 Dry Dates - 25 Lemons - 4 Hammer - 1

New Vessel for boiling milk Aluminium Trays - 4 Picture or Idol of a cow God Pictures - your choice Lamps - 2 with wicks Matchbox or lighter Oil or Ghee for lamp knife - 1 scissors - 1 God photo - 1 Mango leaves garland - 1 Flower garland – 1

Homam Dry coconuts - 6 Ghee - 1 lb Cashews - 1 pack Elatchi - 1 pack Silk Blouse piece - 1 Big Aluminium trays - 5 Paper bowls - 5 Navadhanyam - 1 packet

Satyanarayana Swamy Pooja at Home: Flowers - 3 bunches fruits - 3 varieties Betel leaves - 20 Coconuts - 8 1 Blouse piece and one Towel Milk – 1 Gallon (Organic) Rava Prasadam Ghee Cashews Sugar Yogurt Honey Turmeric and Kumkuma- Packet each Chandanam / sandal wood powder - 1 packet camphor - 1 packet Rice – 2 lb Agarbatti / incense sticks - 1 packet Navadhanyam - 1 packet Beetle Nuts - 20 Dry Dates - 20 Other items: Satyanarayana swamy photo small table - 1 steel bowls - 2 Hammer - 1 (to break coconuts) Harathi / Aarati plate - 1 Lamps - 2 oil matchbox cotton wicks kalasam - 1 panchapara (glass) and uddarini ( spoon) - 1 each small trays - 2 big trays - 2 small cups - 5 spoons napkins Satyanarayana Swamy Pooja at Temple: Flowers - 2 bunches Fruits - 2 varieties Betel leaves - 20 Coconuts - 8 1 Blouse piece and one Towel Milk – 1 Gallon (Organic) Ghee - 1 bottle Cashews - 1 packet Sugar - 1 packet Yogurt - 1 small bottle Honey - - 1 bottle Turmeric and Kumkuma- Packet each Chandanam / sandal wood powder - 1 packet camphor - 1 packet Rice – 2 lb Agarbatti / incense sticks - 1 packet Navadhanyam - 1 packet Quater coins - 20 Beetle Nuts - 20 Dry Dates - 20

Venkateswara Kalyanam: Milk - 1/2 Gallon (Organic) Coconut - 3 Flower garlands - 3 (2.5 Feet long -2, 3 Feet - 1) 2 Pattu Sarees & applicable pattu saree to Venkateswara Swamy (Temple will provide for $25 each, talk to priest) Dry coconuts – 2 Betel leaves – 20 Beetle nuts - 20 Jeelakara Bellam - Cumin seeds, 1 small packet and Jaggery - Small Quantity Agarbatti , Karpuram / Camphor - Packet each Turmeric, Chandanam and Kumkuma Rice – 2 Kgs

Bhoomi Puja: Turmeric, Chandanam and Sindhuram - Packet each Agarbatti , Karpuram /Camphor, Match Box - Packet each Rice - 3 Kg Towels - 2 Blouse piece - 1 Navadhanyam - 1 Packet Navarathnalu - 1 packet - Optional Quarter Coins - 25 Beetle Leaves - 15 Beetle Nuts - 15 Coconuts - 4 Flowers - 2 bunches Fruits - 3 varieties Bricks(red color) – 5

Anna Prasana: Fruits - 12 bananas, 1 orange bag Flowers - 1 bunch Turmeric, Chandanam and Kumkuma - Packet each Agarbatti - 1 packet camphor - 1 packet coconut - 2 Blouse piece - 1 Rice – 1 lb Beetle leaves - 10 Beetle nuts - 10 Ghee or oil - 1 small bottle Sweet payasam - just for feeding baby

Namakaranam : Fruits - 12 bananas,1 bag oranges Flowers - 1 bunch Milk – 1 Gallon (Organic) Rice – 1 lb Betel leaves - 10 Betel nuts - 10 Dry dates - 10 Coconut - 2 Blouse piece - 1 Honey - 1 bottle coins - 20 quarters Agarbatti , Karpuram / Camphor - Packet each Turmeric, Chandanam and Kumkuma - Packet each

Nava Graha puja: Sani Graha: Black sesame seeds 50 grams, Sesame oil, Fruits & Flowers Rahuvu Graha: Whole Urad 50 grams (Minumalu), Fruits & Flowers Ketuvu Graha: Horse gram 50 grams (Ulavalu), Fruits & Flowers Surya Graha: Wheat 50 grams, Fruits & Flowers Chandra Graha: Rice 50 grams, Fruits & Flowers Angaraka Graha: Whole lentil 50 grams (Kandulu), Fruits & Flowers Budha Graha: Whole Moong 50 grams (Pesalu), Fruits & Flowers Guru Graha: Senagalu 50 grams, Fruits & Flowers Sukra Graha: White Black eye peas 50 grams (white Bobbarlu), Fruits & Flower

Hair-Offering: Fruits & Flowers Milk - 1 Gallon (Organic) Scissors - 1 Yellow cloth - 1 yard Turmeric, Chandanam and Sindhuram Agarbatti , Karpuram / Camphor - packet each Rice - 1 lb Beetle leaves - 10 Beetle nuts - 10 Quarter coins - 10

Seemantham: Fruits & Flowers Coconut – 2 Milk – 1 Gallon (Organic) Turmeric, Chandanam and Sindhuram - packet each Rice – 2 pounds Agarbatti , Karpuram / Camphor I Small Mirror and a Comb 7 Sumangali sets (Turmeric,Kumkumam, Blouse piece, Comb, bangles)

Nischithartham: Turmeric - 2 Cups Kunkum - 2 Cups Rice - 3 lbs Coconuts - 4 Nos. Flower Garlands - 2(grand malas) 2+2 for both parents Blouse piece - 2 nos. Loos Flowers - 1 bunch Quarter Coins - 11 Lakshmi photo and any other photo - 1+1 No. Chandanam - 1 pkt. Mango leaves (if available) - 1 Bunch Bettle Leaves and nuts - 20 Nos. Agarbathi - 2 pkt. Karpooram - 2 pkt. Paper towl - 1 Roll Oil lamps - 2 nos. Wooden planks to sit for puja( or any thing to sit for puja) - 3 nos. Fruits 5 varieties - 5 plates full Any sweet prasadam - 1 Bowl Steel glass with spoons - 2 Kalasam chembu- 1 Different varieties of Phalagarams like, Muruku, Paruputhenga,sweets etc - 4plates full New dress for the Groom and his parents New dress for the Bride and her parents Coconuts powder mixed with sugar candy and sugar powder

Hindu wedding ceremony: Turmeric - 1 packet Kumkuma - 1 Packet Betel Leaves - 25 nos Betel Nuts - 25 nos Dry Turmeric root - 1 packet Dry Dates - 1 packet Camphor - Karpooram - 1 packet Agarbathi - 1 packet Rice - 20 lbs Cloth towels - 2 Sandal paste - 1 packet Jeera - 1 packet Jaggery - 1 packet Ghee - 250 Gram Dry coconut halves - 6 Tender Coconuts - 2 Blouse pieces - 2 Mangalyam/mangalasutra - 1 set Quater coins - 28 cotton thread - 1 steel/glass tumblers - 4 Ring for the groom - optional Big steel plate for Pada Pooja (tray size) Flower Garlands - 2 Silk clothes for Bride and Groom Any Homam: Turmeric powder - 1 small packet Kunkumam - 1 small packet Beetle leaves - 10 Beetle nuts - 10 Flowers - 2 bunches Agarbhati - - 1 small packet Rice - 1 lb Coconut - 3 Dry coconuts - 6 packets Navadhanyam - - 1 small packet Blouse piece - 1 Kalasam - 1 (skip if pooja is at temple) cups & plates (skip if pooja is at temple) Ghee - 1 bottle Fruits - 2 varieties sweet prasadham (skip if pooja is at temple) Mango sticks - 3 packets Silk blouse piece - 1 quarter coins-20$

HIRANYA SHARDDHAM: Flowers Fruits Beetle leaves - 10 Beetle nuts - 10 Rice -1 bag Black sesame seeds - 1 small packet Moong dal - 1 small packet Urud dal - 1 small packet Oil - 1 small bottle Pepper - 1 small packet Jeera - 1 small packet Red chilly - 1 small packet Tamarind - 1 small packet Jaggery - 1 small packet Ghee - 1 bottle Vegetables - mixed milk - 1 gal Quarter coins - 10

Akshrabyasam: Fruits - 12 bananas, 1 bag oranges Flowers - 1 bunch Turmeric, kumkum, chandanam - 1 packet each Agarabatti - 1 pack camphor - 1 packet Beetel Leaves - 10 Beetel Nuts - 10 Dry dates - 10 Rice – 1 lb Coconut – 2 Slate - 1 Chalk - 1 Notebook - 2 pen - 1 Ghee or oil - 1 bottle Milk - 1 gal organic Quarter coins - 20

Abhishekam: Milk - 1 gallon (Organic) organic yogurt - 1/4 gallon Ghee - 1 bottle Sugar - small packet Honey - 1 bottle Turmeric, Chandanam and Kumkum Fruits - 12 bananas, 3 varieties of fruits Flowers - 1 bunch Coconut - 3 Rice - 1 lb Coins - 20 coconut water - 1 big bottle Any variety of Juice - 1 Gal

Half saree function: pasupu - 1 packet kumkum - 1 packet Sandalwood powder - 1 packet Agarabatthi - 1 packet Camphor - 1 packet Fruits - 3 varieties Flowers - up to you Rice - 2 lb Blouse pieces - 2 Beetle leaves - 8 Beetle nuts - 1 packet Coins - 25 quarters Coconuts - 2 Dry fruits - 1 packet