Pooja Items
Following is the items required for conducting pooja, Please contact temple if you have questions.
- Archana / Sahasranama Archana
Fruits
Flowers – I bunch
- Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja (at devotee’s home or the Temple)
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 the Priest before you buy.
Chandan – 1/4 cup
Kalasham – 1
Note: If you don’t have a Kalasham, please check with the Priest.
Silver/brass plate or tray – 1
Sri Satyanarayana Swamy picture
$20 in quarters
- Sri Satyanarayana Swami Pooja (Group pooja at the Temple)
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)
Agarbathi – 1 packet
Fruits – 1 dozen
Flowers – 1 bunch
- Vahana Pooja
Lemons – 5
Coconut – 1
Fruits – 1 dozen
Flowers – 1 bunch
- Gruhapravesham (Housewarming function)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 the Priest 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) – IndividualMilk – 2 gallons
Coconuts – 1
Fruits – 1 dozen
Flowers – 1 bunch
Yogurt – 1/2 gallon
Honey – 1 bottle
Juice (orange or apple) – 2 gallons
- Siva, Sathya Narayana and other gods Abhishekams (at the Temple) – Group
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)
Unsalted butter – 10 lbs
Fruits – 1 dozen
Flowers – 1 bunch
- Vadamala Seva (Decorating with garland of vadas)
Vadas made into a garland – 108
Fruits
Flowers – 1 bunch
- Akumala (Betel leaves garland) Alankaram
Betal Leaves / Viledhele – 108
Fruits
Flowers – 1 bunch
- Homam (at the Temple)
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 the Priest 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)
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 the Priest 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
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
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)
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
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
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 / Homa
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 the Priest before you buy.
Kalasam
Coconuts – 2
Any sweet prasadam
- Navagraha Shanthi
All Above Pooja materials as indicated in Navagraha Puja
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)
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)
Rice, raw – 1lb
Bananas – 1/2 dozen
Til (Black Sesame) – 1 packet
Rice + Jaggery + Toor Dal + Moong Dal + Vegetables (for Dhanam (donation))
$5 in quarters
