Sacred Puja Samagri Checklist

Pure organic ground turmeric for Tilak and auspicious Kalash decoration.

Sacred red vermilion for Deities, Kalash, and family member Tilak.

Sacred red embroidered or silk cloth to drape over Maa Durga and Kalash.

Clean whole barley or jowar grains for sowing in the earthen pot during Ghatasthapana.

Sacred offerings to Maa Durga: red bangles, bindi, kajal, sindoor, and mehendi.

Pure rolled cotton wick for the continuous 9-day sacred lamp.

Unbroken white raw rice mixed with a pinch of turmeric and ghee.

Clarified butter for lighting sacred lamps (diyas) and Havan offerings.

Hand-rolled pure cotton wicks for ghee lamps and Mangala Aarti.

Pure edible/pooja camphor tablets for final illumination & Aarti.

Sandalwood, rose, or mogra natural fragrant incense sticks.

Chandan for cooling application on Deities, Kalash, and Shiva Linga.

Green betel leaves for Kalash Sthapana and Tamboolam offerings.

Round whole betel nuts representing Ganapati and Navagraha devatas.

Whole dry coconut kernel for Havan Purnahuti offering.

Traditional blend of Ayurvedic roots, guggulu, herbs & dhoop.

Clean dry wood twigs for the sacred fire altar.

Pure black sesame seeds for Havan Ahuti and ancestral peace.

Raw pure honey for Panchamrit and sweet deity bathing.

Sacred Ganges water to sanctify the home altar and Kalash.

Organic unboiled milk for sacred Panchamrit and Shiva Abhishek.

Fresh plain yogurt for sacred Panchamrit preparation.

Organic jaggery or mishri for sweet Naivedyam offering.

Bananas, apples, oranges, or grapes for Pancha Phala offering.

Homemade halwa, kheer, or traditional sweets prepared with pure devotion.

Small tokens, red ribbons, fruits, and dakshina for honoring young girls on Ashtami/Navami.

Pure cotton consecrated white thread for deities and Brahmins.

New unstitched silk or cotton cloth for covering the Puja Chowki.