Hindu Temple & Cultural: List of items for Poojas

Archana / Sahasranama Archana

Items needed

• Fruits
• Flowers – I bunch

Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja (at devotee’s home or the Temple)

Items needed

• Turmeric – 1 cup
• Kumkum – 1 cup
• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• 5 kinds of Fruits
• Panchamrutham (milk, honey, yogurt, ghee and sugar) – Mix and bring half gallon
• Coconuts – 2
• Flowers – 4 bunches
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Sooji Rava Prasadam
• Blouse pieces (except black color) – 2
• Rice, raw – 1lb
• Navadhanyam (wheat, rice, toor dal, moong dal, chenna dal, avare kalu, black sesame, urad dal, horse gram dal). – 1 packet
  Note: Please check with Punditji before you buy.
• Chandan – 1/4 cup
• Kalasham – 1
  Note: If you don’t have a Kalasham, please check with Punditji.
• Silver/brass plate or tray – 1
• Sri Satyanarayana Swamy picture
• $20 in quarters

Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja (Group pooja at the Temple)

Items needed

• Flowers – 1 bunch
• Fruits – 4 or 5 kinds
• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• Coconut – 1
• Blouse piece (except black color) – 1
• $10 in quarters

Punhyavachanam (Purification Ceremony)

Items needed:

• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Fruits – 1 dozen
• Flowers – 1 bunch

Vahana Pooja

Items needed

• Lemons – 5
• Coconut – 1
• Fruits – 1 dozen
• Flowers – 1 bunch

Gruhapravesham (Housewarming function)

Items needed

• Turmeric / Haldi – 1/4 cup
• Kumkum – 1/4 cup
• Milk – 1 gallon
• Coconuts – 4
• Fruits – 2 dozen
• Bananas – 1 dozen
• Flowers – 4 bunches
• Rice (raw) – 5 lbs
• Betel leaves – 20
• Betel nuts – 20
• Pumpkin or Squash – 1
• Ghee (Home made with unsalted butter is preferred) – 2 lbs
• Aluminum Trays – 2
• Kalasa Vastram (White cloth 1 yard) – 1
• Towels (new) – 2
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Camphor (Karpooram) – 3 packets
• Navadhanyam (wheat, rice, toor dal, moong dal, chenna dal, avare kalu, black sesame, urad dal, horse gram dal). – 1 packet (200 gms each)
  Note: Please check with Punditji before you buy.
• Poha – 2 lbs
• Puffed Rice – 2 lbs
• Wooden Planks (if available to protect carpet – 2
• Deepa stambhas or any kind of lamp stands – 2
• Trays – 4
• Cotton Wicks – 1 packet
• Change for $20 (quarters)
• New pan for boiling milk (Should be unused)

Balaji , Siva, and other Gods abhishekams (at the Temple) – Individual

Items needed

• Milk – 2 gallons
• Coconuts – 1
• Fruits – 1 dozen
• Flowers – 1 bunch
• Yogurt – 1/2 gallon
• Honey – 1 bottle
• Juice (orange or apple) – 2 gallons

Balaji , Siva and other gods Abhishekams (at the Temple) – Group

Items needed

• Milk – 1 gallon
• Coconuts – 1
• Fruits
• Flowers – 1 bunch
• Yogurt – 1/2 gallon
• Juice (orange or apple) – 1/2 gallon

Butter Alankaram ( Decorating with butter)

Items needed

• Unsalted butter – 10 lbs
• Fruits – 1 dozen
• Flowers – 1 bunch

Vadamala Seva (Decorating with garland of vadas)

Items needed

• Vadas made into a garland – 108
• Fruits
• Flowers – 1 bunch

Akumala (Betel leaves garland) Alankaram

Items needed

• Betal Leaves / Viledhele – 108
• Fruits
• Flowers – 1 bunch

Homam (at the Temple)

Items needed

• Turmeric – 1/2 cup
• Kumkum – 1/2 cup
• Chandanam – 1/4 cup
• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• Flowers – 2 bunches
• 5 kinds of fruits (5 in each variety)
• Rice (raw) – 2 lbs
• Navadhanyam (wheat, rice, toor dal, moong dal, chenna dal, avare kalu, black sesame, urad dal, horse gram dal). – 1 packet (200 gms each)
  Note: Please check with Punditji before you buy.
• Coconuts – 2
• Blouse piece (except black). You can buy 1 yard pieces from Wal-Mart – 1
• Ghee (Home made with unsalted butter is preferred) – 2 lbs

Homam (at the devotee’s home)

Items needed

• Turmeric – 1/2 cup
• Kumkum – 1/2 cup
• Chandanam – 1/4 cup
• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• Flowers – 2 bunches
• 5 kinds of fruits (5 in each variety)
• Rice (raw) – 2 lbs
• Navadhanyam (wheat, rice, toor dal, moong dal, chenna dal, avare kalu, black sesame, urad dal, horse gram dal). – 1 packet (200 gms each)
  Note: Please check with Punditji before you buy.
• Coconuts – 2
• Blouse piece (except black). You can buy 1 yard pieces from Wal-Mart – 1
• Ghee (Home made with unsalted butter is preferred) – 2 lbs
• Sesame Oil
• Camphor (Karpooram) – 1 packet
• Fire Logs or wood chunks – 1 pack
• $20 in 25-cent coins

Kalyana-Utsavam (Celestial Wedding for Lord) – Individual

Items needed

• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• 5 Kinds of Fruits
• Coconuts – 2
• Flowers – 2 bunches
• Prasadam (Any kind of sweet or halwa)
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Garlands (flowers 2ft each) – 3
• Saris for Goddesses – 2
• Blouse Pieces (except black color) for Goddesses – 2
• Dhothi and Uttareeyam for Lord – 1
• Milk – 1/2 gallon
• Laddu or any sweet prasadam
• $10 change in 25-cent coins

Kalyana-Utsavam (Celestial Wedding for Lord) – Group Pooja

Items needed

• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• 5 Kinds of Fruits
• Coconuts – 2
• Flowers – 2 bunches
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• $10 change in 25-cent coins

Namakaranam (Naming ceremony)

Items needed

• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• Fruits – 1 dozen
• Coconut – 1
• Flowers – 1 bunch
• Chandanam
• Rice, raw – 3 lbs
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Any Sweet Parasadam
• New Clothes for Baby
• $10 change in 25-cent coins

Wedding at Temple or other venues

Items needed

• Turmeric – 1 cup
• Kumkum – 1 cup
• Flowers (loose) – 4 bunches
• Flower Garlands (2-3 feet long)
• Betel leaves – 50
• Betel nuts – 25
• Chandanam – 1/4 cup
• Coconuts – 4
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Curtain (White cloth with border) – 1
• Cumin Seeds (Jeera) – 1 packet
• Gud (Bellam) – Jaggery – 1 packet
• Mangla Sutra and Mettelu/ Toe Rings
• Wedding Rings and Bashayakams
• Yellow Rice for Talambraalu
• Khalasam for Punyaahavachanam
• Blouse Pieces – 2
• Milk – 1/2 gallon
• Yoghurt & Honey for Madhuparkam
• Mango Leaves
• Oil Lamps, cotton wicks, match box, camphor, trays, napkins, towels, glasses and spoons
• Plate and vessel to clean feet of the Groom
• $25 Change as 25-cent coins
• Fire Logs & Ghee for Homam (Havan)

Gowri Pooja – Part of wedding function

Items needed

• Turmeric – 1 cup
• Kumkum – 1 cup
• Saree and blouse pieces – 1 and 2
• Glass Bangles
• Flowers – 1 bunch
• Thread for Kankanams
• Cloth or Towel

Navagraha Puja / Shanthi / Homa

Items needed

• Turmeric – 1/2 cup
• Kumkum – 1/2 cup
• Chandanam – 1/4 cup
• Flowers – 2 bunches
• Betel leaves – 10
• Betel nuts – 20
• Fruits – 2 dozen
• Agarbathi – 1 packet
• Camphor/ Karpooram 1 packet
• Cotton Wicks – 1 pack
• Sesame Oil
• Rice, raw – 2 lbs
• Navadhanyam (wheat, rice, toor dal, moong dal, chenna dal, avare kalu, black sesame, urad dal, horse gram dal). – 1 packet (200 gms each)
  Note: Please check with Punditji before you buy.
• Kalasam
• Coconuts – 2
• Any sweet prasadam

Navagraha Shanthi

Items needed

• All Above Pooja materials
• Blouse pieces (red, 2 white, maroon, green, yellow, black, ash color, multi-color)
• Ghee – 2 lbs
• Fruits – 1 lb
• $10 in 25-cents coins

Sankalp Shraddam (Deceased ancestor’s annual ceremony)

Items needed

• Rice, raw – 1lb
• Bananas – 1 dozen
• Til (Black Sesame) – 1 packet
• Rice + Joggery + Toor Dal + Moon Dal + Vegetables (for Dhanam (donation))
• $5 in quarters

Tarpan (Deceased ancestor’s annual ceremony)

Items needed

• Rice, raw – 1lb
• Bananas – 1/2 dozen
• Til (Black Sesame) – 1 packet
• Rice + Joggery + Toor Dal + Moon Dal + Vegetables (for Dhanam (donation))
• $5 in quarters

Material description

Quantity

1) Material for Satyanarayan Pooja Stage

1.

Chaurang -Four legged wooden square stool (Approximately 18"X18"X6-8"). (Small rectangular folding coffee tray, or even a square or rectangular corrugated box will serve the purpose)

1

2.

Shankha -Conch

1

3.

Ghanta – Bell (Silver/Brass/Stainless Steel)

1

4.

Balkrishna/Shaligram Murti (Silver/Brass)

1

5.

Ganesh & Lakshmi Murti/Coin (Silver/Brass)

1

6.

Kul-Devata (Family Deity) Murti (Silver/Brass) or photo.

1

7.

Satyanarayan Photo if available

1

8.

Decorative cloth on the Chaurang (Dais) like table cloth, shawl etc…If the churang has decorative surface of silver/copper, the cloth is not necessary.

1

9.

Vastra (Cloth -like blouse piece, handkerchief, napkin…) for Kalash

1

10.

Banana Leaves about 1½’-2′ long or 2 flower pots with 5-6 flowers each with long stems can also be used instead)

4

11.

Household Aluminum Foils Approx. 4’ X 2′

3-4 Pieces

1.

Samai (Brass/Stainless Steel/silver Lamp with 5 or 7 wicks) used with oil. (Only ONE wick to be lighted during Pooja due to wooden construction of houses in USA)

1

12.

Red Yellow, Green, Rangoli Colors. Decorate the entrance of your house with an attractive Rangoli Design. You can also use colored chalks or crayons.

1 Small Bowl each 4 Oz (100 gms)

13.

Rangoli
(fine powder of white stone, used to create decorative designs in front of the door of the house)

5-6 Oz

14.

Seating Mattresses (1 for Panditji, 2 for host couple) In case of the hard floors the seating mattresses should have good cushioning.

3

15.

Match Box or Gas Lighter

1

16.

Thread/Cello Tape for tying banana leaves to the legs of Chaurang

8 Feet

17.

Scissor for cutting thread etc…

1

18.

Paper Napkins

1 Roll