Archaka Dilip

AKSHARABHYASAM — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 2 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 3
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 gms
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50/100 gms
9. 9. Rice — 2 lbs
10. 10. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
11. 11. Quarter coins — $20
12. 12. Prasadam — Pongal
13. 13. Navadhanyam — 1 set
14. 14. Saffron — 1 box
15. 15. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
16. 16. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
17. 17. Slate
18. 18. Chalk
19. 19. Books and pens
20. 20. Kalasa (kalasham)

ANNAPRASANAM — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 2 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 3
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 gms
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 gms
9. 9. Quarter coins — $20
10. 10. Rice — 2 lbs
11. 11. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
12. 12. Prasadam — Pongal
13. 13. Navadhanyam — 1 set
14. 14. Saffron — 1 box
15. 15. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
16. 16. Mango leaves — 2 bunches

AYUSHYA HOMA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 2 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 3
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee bottle
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 2
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
14. 14. Fire log box
15. 15. Kalasam — 1
16. 16. Quarter coins — $20
17. 17. Rice — 2 lbs
18. 18. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
19. 19. Prasadam — Pongal
20. 20. Navadhanyam — 1 set
21. 21. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
22. 22. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
23. 23. Blouse piece
24. 24. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
25. 25. Lamps — 2 with oil and wicks

BHOOMI POOJA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 2 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 2
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Quarter coins — $20
10. 10. Rice — 2 lbs
11. 11. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
12. 12. Prasadam — Suji Halwa
13. 13. Navadhanyam — 1 set
14. 14. Saffron — 1 box
15. 15. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
16. 16. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
17. 17. Milk — 1 gallon
18. 18. Navaratna — 1 box
19. 19. Pick axe and shovel
20. 20. Matt / Comforter
21. 21. Panchapatra and Udharane or Glass and Spoon
22. 22. Water — 1 gallon
23. 23. Kalasam
24. 24. Bricks — 5

CHANDI HOMA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 100 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 100 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee — 4 bottles
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 108
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 2 lb
14. 14. Fire log box
15. 15. Kalasam — 1
16. 16. Quarter coins — $20
17. 17. Rice — 2 lbs
18. 18. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
19. 19. Prasadam — Pongal, 2 big tray
20. 20. Navadhanyam — 1 set
21. 21. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
22. 22. Blouse piece
23. 23. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
24. 24. Lamps — 2 with oil and wicks
25. 25. Red silk sari — 2
26. 26. Silk — 13 pieces (1/4 meter each) and 1 piece — 1 meter (all red)
27. 27. Green pumpkin — 1
28. 28. Dry coconut — 14 halves

SUMANGALI POOJA (FOR 3 LADIES):

1. 1. Turmeric and kumkum packet
2. 2. Sari with blouse piece — 3
3. 3. Bangles
4. 4. Betel leaves and nuts
5. 5. Fruits — 2 types for each Sumangali
6. 6. Dakshina
7. 7. Flowers

KANYA POOJA (FOR 7 SMALL GIRLS, BELOW 10 YEARS):

1. 1. Bangles
2. 2. Dress
3. 3. Fruits
4. 4. Cosmetics
5. 5. Dakshina
6. 6. Betel leaves and nuts

DAMPATHI POOJA (1 COUPLE):

1. 1. Turmeric and kumkum packet
2. 2. Bangles
3. 3. Fruits
4. 4. Dhoti and sari with blouse piece
5. 5. Dakshina
6. 6. Betel leaves and nuts
7. 7. Flowers

CREMATION — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder
2. 2. Kumkum
3. 3. Agarbathi (incense sticks)
4. 4. Kapur (Camphor)
5. 5. Betel leaves, betel nuts
6. 6. Rice — one pound
7. 7. Clay pot
8. 8. Clay lamp "diya"
9. 9. Oil
10. 10. Ghee — 100 gram
11. 11. Wicks
12. 12. White cloth — 3 meter
13. 13. Glass
14. 14. Spoon
15. 15. Mango leaves
16. 16. Copper kalash
17. 17. Black sesame
18. 18. One dollars coins — X 10
19. 19. Milk
20. 20. Butter milk
21. 21. Plates — 6
22. 22. Coconuts — 2
23. 23. Steel plate — 1
24. 24. Big sitting cloth
25. 25. Bananas — 6
26. 26. Lighter
27. 27. Tulsi leaves & Gangajal
28. 28. Rice — 1 pound
29. 29. Flowers — 2 bunch

EKAADASHA RUDHRABHISHEKAM — Items Required

1. 1. Milk — 3 gallon
2. 2. Buttermilk — 2 gallon
3. 3. Ghee — small bottle
4. 4. Honey — a bottle
5. 5. Sugar
6. 6. Fruits — 5 types, each 4 nos
7. 7. Coconuts — 50
8. 8. Coconut water / fruit juice
9. 9. Rose water — a bottle
10. 10. Chandhana (sandalwood paste)
11. 11. Vibhuthi
12. 12. Turmeric
13. 13. Kumkum
14. 14. Kalasam — 11
15. 15. Mango leaves — 1 bunch
16. 16. Prasad (sweet)
17. 17. Quarter coins — $20
18. 18. Betel leaves — 30
19. 19. Betel nuts
20. 20. Chopped dry fruits
21. 21. Small towels — 11
22. 22. Saffron & elachi powder
23. 23. Lamps — 2
24. 24. Oil & wicks
25. 25. Rice — 6 pound
26. 26. Garland — 1 or 2

SIVA RUDRABHISHEKAM — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Milk — 3 gallon
2. 2. Buttermilk — 2 gallon
3. 3. Ghee — small bottle
4. 4. Honey — a bottle
5. 5. Sugar
6. 6. Fruits — 5 types, each 4 nos
7. 7. Coconuts — 2
8. 8. Coconut water / fruit juice
9. 9. Rose water — a bottle
10. 10. Chandhana (sandalwood paste)
11. 11. Vibhuthi
12. 12. Turmeric
13. 13. Kumkum
14. 14. Kalasam
15. 15. Mango leaves — 1 bunch
16. 16. Prasad (sweet)
17. 17. Quarter coins — $20

GANAPATHI HOMA — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee — 1 bottle
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 2
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
14. 14. Fire log box
15. 15. Kalasam — 1
16. 16. Quarter coins — $20
17. 17. Rice — 2 lbs
18. 18. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
19. 19. Prasadam — Pongal
20. 20. Navadhanyam — 1 set
21. 21. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
22. 22. Blouse piece
23. 23. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
24. 24. Lamps — 2 with oil and wicks
25. 25. Modaka — 50 (if cannot be made at home, you can order from Prasad Sadan)
26. 26. Dry coconut — 2 halves

GANAPATHI HOMAM & SATYANARAYANA POOJA — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 8
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee — 1 bottle
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 2
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
14. 14. Dry coconut — 2
15. 15. Fire log box
16. 16. Kalasam — 1
17. 17. Quarter coins — $20
18. 18. Rice — 2 lbs
19. 19. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
20. 20. Prasadam — Suji Halwa
21. 21. Navadhanyam — 1 set
22. 22. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
23. 23. Blouse piece
24. 24. Disposable cups — 15
25. 25. Lamps — 2, with oil and wick
26. 26. Turmeric root
27. 27. Dry dates
28. 28. Ladder, knife, scissors, blankets, lighter (readily kept for immediate use)
29. 29. Satyanarayana Swamy photo
30. 30. Panchamrutha — milk, buttermilk, ghee, honey, sugar
31. 31. Panchapatre, uddarane & pooja bell

GRUHAPRAVESHAM — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee — 1 bottle
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 2
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
14. 14. Dry coconut — 2
15. 15. Fire log box
16. 16. Kalasam — 1
17. 17. Quarter coins — $20
18. 18. Rice — 2 lbs
19. 19. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
20. 20. Prasadam — Suji Halwa
21. 21. Navadhanyam — 1 set
22. 22. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
23. 23. Blouse piece
24. 24. Disposable cups — 15
25. 25. Lamps — 2 with oil and wick
26. 26. Green pumpkin — 1
27. 27. Milk — to boil in a container
28. 28. Turmeric root
29. 29. Dry dates
30. 30. Ladder, lighter, knife, scissors, blankets (ready to use)
31. 31. Boiled white rice — small tray
32. 32. Lemon — 5
33. 33. Panchapatra, Udharane and Pooja Bell

GRUHAPRAVESHAM AND SATYANARAYANA POOJA — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 8
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee — 1 bottle
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 2
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
14. 14. Dry coconut — 2
15. 15. Fire log box
16. 16. Kalasam — 1
17. 17. Quarter coins — $20
18. 18. Rice — 2 lbs
19. 19. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
20. 20. Prasadam — Suji Halwa
21. 21. Navadhanyam — 1 set
22. 22. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
23. 23. Blouse piece
24. 24. Disposable cups — 15
25. 25. Lamps — 2 with oil and wick
26. 26. Green pumpkin — 1
27. 27. Milk — to boil in a container
28. 28. Turmeric root
29. 29. Dry dates
30. 30. Ladder, Knife, Scissors, Blankets, Lighter (readily kept for immediate use)
31. 31. Satyanarayana Swamy photo
32. 32. Panchamrutha — Milk, butter milk, ghee, honey and sugar
33. 33. Boiled white rice — small tray
34. 34. Lemon — 5
35. 35. Panchapatra, Udharane and Pooja Bell

HAIRCUT (CHOWLA) CEREMONY — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 2 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 2
5. 5. Fruits — 5 types, each 4
6. 6. Prasadam (any sweet)
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12
10. 10. Betel nuts — 50 gms
11. 11. Scissors — 1 pair
12. 12. Dry fruits, all mixed — 1 pound
13. 13. Coins — $20
14. 14. Mango leaves — 1 bunch
15. 15. Blouse piece — 1

HIRANYA SHRADDAM — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Vegetables — 3 types
2. 2. Rice or Moong Daal — 2 pound
3. 3. Fruits — 2 types
4. 4. Rice flour — 1 pound
5. 5. Milk — half gallon
6. 6. Black sesame seed — 50 gm
7. 7. Fresh Tulsi leaves (if possible)
8. 8. $1 Coins — 10

KADALI VIVAHA — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Ghee — 1 bottle
10. 10. Aluminum foil trays — 4
11. 11. Sand — 1 to 2 lbs
12. 12. Bricks — 2
13. 13. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
14. 14. Fire sticks for havan (homam)
15. 15. Kalasa (kalasham) — 1
16. 16. Quarter coins — $20
17. 17. Rice — 2 lbs
18. 18. Fruits — 3 types, 4 of each
19. 19. Prasadam — Pongal
20. 20. Navadhanyam — 1 set
21. 21. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
22. 22. Blouse piece
23. 23. Disposable medium-sized cups — 15
24. 24. Lamps — 2, with oil and wicks
25. 25. Dry coconut — 2 halves
26. 26. Small banana plant
27. 27. Turmeric root
28. 28. Cotton thread
29. 29. Pooja bell & harati plate
30. 30. Knife

KALYANOTSAVAM — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 6
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 gms
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 gms
9. 9. Coins — $20
10. 10. Rice — 2 lbs
11. 11. Fruits — 5 types, each 4
12. 12. Prasadam — Pongal
13. 13. Navadhanyam — 1 set
14. 14. Saffron — 1 box
15. 15. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
16. 16. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
17. 17. Dhoti — 1 pair
18. 18. Shawl — 1
19. 19. Mangalya — 2 (for Sreenivasa Kalyanam & Subramanya Kalyanam)
20. 20. Dry coconut — 3
21. 21. Cumin seeds — 50 g
22. 22. Jaggery — 1 pound
23. 23. Sari — 2 (for Sreenivasa Kalyanam & Subramanya Kalyanam)
24. 24. Milk — 1 gallon
25. 25. Fresh flower garland, 3 ft — 3

SRINIVASA KALYANA / VALLI KALYANA / GIRIJA KALYANA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder
2. 2. Kumkum
3. 3. Agarbathi (incense sticks)
4. 4. Camphor
5. 5. Betel leaves & nuts
6. 6. Fruits — 5 types
7. 7. Flowers — 4 bunches
8. 8. Garlands — 4
9. 9. Sarees — 2
10. 10. Dhoti — 1
11. 11. Shawl — 1
12. 12. Mangalasutra — 2 (1 for Girija Kalyana)
13. 13. $1 Coins — 25
14. 14. Milk — ½ gallon
15. 15. Coconuts — 5
16. 16. Dry coconut — 3
17. 17. Jeera — 50 gm
18. 18. Jaggery powder — 50 gm
19. 19. Turmeric root — 5
20. 20. Mango leaves — 2 bunch
21. 21. Yagnopaveetham — 1 pair
22. 22. Ladoos — 5
23. 23. Prasad — Sweet Pongal
24. 24. Rose petals — 2 packets

SRI KEDARESWARA PUJA — Samagri List

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Betel leaves — 25
4. 4. Betel nuts (supari) — 15
5. 5. Incense sticks — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 1 small packet
7. 7. Banana, apple, orange — 4 each
8. 8. Coconuts — 4
9. 9. Flowers — 2 bunches
10. 10. Rice — 2 kgs
11. 11. Match box — 1
12. 12. Sri Sadasiva photo
13. 13. Deparadhana samagri

LAKSHMI POOJA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 1 packet
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 gms
9. 9. Coins — $20 in quarters
10. 10. Rice — 2 lbs
11. 11. Fruits — 5 types, 4 each
12. 12. Prasadam (sweet)
13. 13. Saffron — 1 box
14. 14. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
15. 15. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
16. 16. Panchamurtham — milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, sugar (mixed in a small bowl)
17. 17. Blouse piece — 1
18. 18. Kalasam — 1
19. 19. Lamps — 2 (with wicks & oil)
20. 20. Lakshmi photo

MRITHYUNJAYA HOMA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4 nos & dry coconut — 2
5. 5. Fruits — 5 types, each 4 nos
6. 6. Prasadam (sweet)
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12 nos
10. 10. Ghee — 1 bottle
11. 11. Aluminum foil tray — 2
12. 12. Dry fruits, all mixed — 1 pound
13. 13. Coins — $20 in quarters
14. 14. Kalasam — 1
15. 15. Mango leaves — 5 bunches
16. 16. Blouse piece — 1, red
17. 17. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
18. 18. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
19. 19. Lamps — 2 nos, including oil and wicks
20. 20. Saffron & elaichi powder
21. 21. Sand
22. 22. Bricks — 12 nos
23. 23. Starter logs — 5
24. 24. Paddy (if possible)
25. 25. Black sesame

NAMAKARANAM — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 2 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 2
5. 5. Dry coconut — 1 or 2
6. 6. Honey — 1 bottle, small size
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Camphor — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12
10. 10. Fruits — 5 types, each 2
11. 11. Rice — 1 lb
12. 12. Coins — $20 in quarters
13. 13. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
14. 14. Saffron — 1 box
15. 15. Elachi (cardamom) powder
16. 16. Mango leaves
17. 17. Any sweet prasadam — Naivedyam
18. 18. Kalasam — 1
19. 19. Lamps — 2 (with wicks & oil)

NAVAGRAHA HOMA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4 nos
5. 5. Fruits — 5 types, each 4 nos
6. 6. Prasadam (sweet)
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12 nos
10. 10. Ghee — 1 bottle
11. 11. Aluminum foil tray — 4 nos
12. 12. Dry fruits, all mixed — 1 pound
13. 13. Coins — $20 in quarters
14. 14. Kalasam — 1
15. 15. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
16. 16. Blouse piece — 1, red
17. 17. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
18. 18. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
19. 19. Lamps — 2 nos, including oil and wicks

PUNYAHAVACHANAM — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder
2. 2. Kumkum
3. 3. Betel leaves & betel nuts — 1 packet
4. 4. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
5. 5. Camphor — small packet
6. 6. Sandal powder — 1 small packet
7. 7. Rice — 1 lb
8. 8. Towels — 1
9. 9. Blouse piece — 1
10. 10. Flowers — 1 bunch
11. 11. Coconuts — 2
12. 12. Bananas — 1 dozen
13. 13. Quarter coins — $20
14. 14. Ghee — 2 tsp
15. 15. Honey — 1 tsp
16. 16. Yogurt — 2 tsp
17. 17. Kalasham — 1
18. 18. Plates — 2
19. 19. New spoons — 2
20. 20. Bell — 1
21. 21. Arati plate — 1
22. 22. Navadhanyam
23. 23. Jandhyam (sacred thread)

GANESHA CHAVITHI POOJA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 1 packet
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 gms
9. 9. Rice — 2 lbs
10. 10. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
11. 11. Prasadam — laddu, modakam, undrallu
12. 12. Saffron — 1 box
13. 13. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
14. 14. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
15. 15. Panchamurtham — milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, sugar (mixed in a small bowl)
16. 16. Blouse piece — 1
17. 17. Kalasam — 1
18. 18. Lamps — 2 (with wicks & oil)
19. 19. Patra leaves for pooja — bilva, garika, etc.

SATYANARAYANA POOJA — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 grams
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 grams
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 6
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Camphor — 100 grams
7. 7. Betel leaves — 12
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 grams
9. 9. Dry fruit mix — 1 lb
10. 10. Kalasam — 1
11. 11. Quarter coins — $20
12. 12. Rice — 2 lbs
13. 13. Fruits — 5 types, 4 of each
14. 14. Prasadam — Suji Halwa
15. 15. Navadhanyam — 1 set
16. 16. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
17. 17. Elachi (cardamom) powder — a little
18. 18. Saffron — 1 box
19. 19. Blouse piece
20. 20. Panchamirtham — Milk, Ghee, Yogurt, Honey, Sugar.

SEEMANTHAM — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Fruits — 5 types, each 4
6. 6. Prasadam
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12
10. 10. Betel nuts — 50 gms
11. 11. Ghee — 1 bottle
12. 12. Aluminium foil tray — 4
13. 13. Sand — 1 or 2 lbs
14. 14. Bricks — 2
15. 15. Dry fruits, all mixed — 1 pound
16. 16. Dry coconut — 2
17. 17. Fire-starters — 1 box
18. 18. Coins — $20 in quarters
19. 19. Kalasam — 1
20. 20. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
21. 21. Blouse piece — 1
22. 22. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
23. 23. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
24. 24. Lamps — 2, including oil and wicks
25. 25. Banyan buds — 5–10
26. 26. Porcupine spine — 1 (if possible)

SHASHTYABDHI POORTHY — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4
5. 5. Fruits — 5 types, each 4
6. 6. Prasadam (sweet)
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12
10. 10. Ghee — 1 bottle
11. 11. Aluminum foil tray — 5
12. 12. Dry fruits, all mixed — 1 pound
13. 13. Coins — $20 in quarters
14. 14. Kalasam — 5
15. 15. Mango leaves — 5 bunches
16. 16. Blouse piece — 5
17. 17. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
18. 18. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
19. 19. Lamps — 2, including oil and wicks
20. 20. Saffron & elaichi powder
21. 21. Sand
22. 22. Bricks — 12
23. 23. Starter logs — 5

SUDARSHANA HOMA — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 4 nos
5. 5. Fruits — 5 types, each 4 nos
6. 6. Prasadam (Suji halwa)
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12 nos
10. 10. Betel nuts — 50 gms
11. 11. Ghee — 1 bottle
12. 12. Aluminum foil tray — 4 nos
13. 13. Sand — 1 or 2 lbs
14. 14. Bricks — 2 nos
15. 15. Dry fruits, all mixed — 1 pound
16. 16. Dry coconut — 2 nos
17. 17. Fire logs — 1 box
18. 18. Coins — $20 in quarters
19. 19. Kalasam — 1
20. 20. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
21. 21. Blouse piece — 1
22. 22. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
23. 23. Disposable cups, medium size — 15
24. 24. Lamps — 2 nos, including oil and wicks

VASTU & SATYANARAYANA POOJA — Items Required

1. 1. Turmeric powder — 50 gms
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 gms
3. 3. Flowers — 4 bunches
4. 4. Coconuts — 8
5. 5. Fruits — 4 types, 4 of each
6. 6. Prasadam (sweet)
7. 7. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
8. 8. Karpuram (camphor) — 1 packet
9. 9. Betel leaves — 12
10. 10. Quarter coins — $20
11. 11. Kalasam — 1
12. 12. Mango leaves — 2 bunches
13. 13. Blouse piece — 1 (red)
14. 14. Navadhanyam — 1 packet
15. 15. Disposable cups — medium size, 15
16. 16. Lamps — 2, including oil and wicks
17. 17. Milk for boiling — 1 gallon (small vessel)
18. 18. Match box
19. 19. God photos

WEDDING CEREMONY — ITEMS REQUIRED

1. 1. Turmeric — 50 g
2. 2. Kumkum — 50 g
3. 3. Flowers — 5 bunches
4. 4. Fruits — 5 types, 4 each
5. 5. Agarbathi (incense sticks) — 1 packet
6. 6. Karpuram — 1 packet
7. 7. Betel leaves — 15
8. 8. Betel nuts — 50 g
9. 9. Rice — 1 bag of 10 lb
10. 10. Nava Dhanya (pulses) — 1 packet
11. 11. Turmeric roots — 6
12. 12. Basingam — 1 pair
13. 13. Yagnopaveetham — 1 pair
14. 14. Dhotis — 1 pair
15. 15. Blouse pieces — 2
16. 16. Kalasas — 2
17. 17. Mango leaves — 5 bunches
18. 18. Bananas — 2 dozen
19. 19. Shawl — 1
20. 20. Coconuts — 5
21. 21. Dry coconuts — 2
22. 22. Jeera — 50 g
23. 23. Jaggery — 1 lb
24. 24. Dollar coins — $50
25. 25. Match box or lighter — 1
26. 26. Deepa stands — 2
27. 27. Wicks — 1 dozen
28. 28. Trays (aluminum foil) — 10
29. 29. Garlands — 6
30. 30. Rice flour — 1 lb
31. 31. Milk — 1 gallon
32. 32. Ghee — 1 bottle of 500 g
33. 33. Fire starter — 1 box
34. 34. Popcorn of paddy — 1 packet
35. 35. Sand — 2 lb

PADI POOJA (AYYAPPA) — Order of Worship

1. 1. Ganapathi Pooja
2. 2. Subramanya Pooja
3. 3. Ayyappa Shodasha Upachara Pooja
4. 4. Ayyappa Panchamrutha Abhishekam
5. 5. Ayyappa Padi Pooja — the 18 steps (padis):
6. Step 1 — Ayyappa Avahanam
7. Step 2 — Subramanya
8. Step 3 — Ganesha
9. Step 4 — Shiva
10. Step 5 — Durga
11. Step 6 — Vishnu
12. Step 7 — Lakshmi
13. Step 8 — Ranganatha
14. Step 9 — Brahma
15. Steps 10–18 — Navagraha Avahanam (the remaining 9 steps)

A lamp is lit on each padi.

1. 6. Ayyappa Archana
2. 7. Naivedyam
3. 8. Mantra Pushpam
4. 9. Padi Harathi