Ganesha Puja / Any other Puja (without Havan) 5
Sri Venkateshwara Vrata Puja. 6
Navagraha Puja (without Havan) 7
Satyanarayan Puja (at Home) 11
Satyanarayan Puja (at Temple and Monthly on Poornima Day) 12
Sreemantham (Baby Shower Puja ) 14
Namkaran Puja (Naming Ceremony) 15
Annaprasana (Baby’s First Solid Food) 16
Mundan / Chaula Puja (First Haircut Ceremony) 17
Upanayanam (Thread Ceremony) 18
Ayushya Homam (Birthday Celebration) 20
Nishchitartham (Engagement Ceremony) 21
Vivah Samaroh (Wedding Ceremony ) 22
Shasti Poorthi (Sixtieth Birthday Ceremony) (with Havan) 23
Hiranya / Shradham (at Temple) 24
Pind Shradham (at home, with Havan) 25
Bhoomi Puja (Groundbreaking Ceremony) 28
Grahapravesh Puja (House Warming Ceremony) 29
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconut |
1 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Ghee |
1 cup |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Sri Ganesha |
Shivalinga |
Sri Hanumana |
Sri Kartikeya |
Sri Venkateshwara |
Sri Padmavati |
Lord Murugan |
Sri Valli & Sri Devyani |
Sri Radha Krishna |
Devi Durga |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
12 |
Betel Leaves |
12 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Banana |
12 |
Coconuts |
1 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup of each |
5 kinds of fresh fruit |
5 of each |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 gallon |
Buttermilk |
1 quart |
Honey |
1 cup |
Ghee |
1 teaspoon |
Orange Juice or other fruit juice |
½ gallon |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish* |
Note: Clothes may be offered to the Deity.
*Note: Food prepared without garlic/onion by devotees may be offered as to the Deity and distributed at the temple.
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Stick |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconuts |
1 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Ghee |
1 cup |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
15 |
Betel Leaves |
10 |
Incense Stick |
1 packet |
5 kinds of fresh fruit |
5 of each |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
Copper Kalash |
1, not required if Puja is in Temple |
Ghee |
1 small bottle |
Towel |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom Powder |
2 teaspoons |
Clove Powder |
2 teaspoons |
Saffron |
2 teaspoons |
Coins |
12 quarters |
Plates |
5, for each kind of fruit |
Light Lamps (Diyas) |
2 |
Oil |
For lamps |
Cotton Wick |
For lamps |
Flowers |
3 bunches |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
12 ladoos made of wheat flour & sugar |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Stick |
1 packet |
Banana |
12 |
Coconuts |
1 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Ghee |
1 cup |
Navagrahas |
9 kinds of gems / 9 betel Nutss |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Stick |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconuts |
1 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Navagrahas |
9 kinds of gem / 9 betel Nutss |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound |
Firewood |
2 logs |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Oil |
For lamps |
Light Lamps |
2 |
Aluminum Tray, full catering size |
2 |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
20 |
Betel Leaves |
20 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Banana |
20 |
Coconuts |
5 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
Plates |
2 |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Jaggery |
2 blocks |
Dry CocoNuts |
2 halves |
Ghee |
1 small bottle |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom Powder |
5 teaspoons |
Clove Powder |
5 teaspoons |
Saffron |
5 teaspoons |
Coins |
5 $1 coins |
Oil |
For lamps |
Tulsi Leaf (Basil) |
Optional |
Flowers |
2 garlands or 3 bunches |
Milk |
2 cups |
Rose Water |
1 bottle |
Perfume Oil |
1 bottle |
Dhaga (Colored Thread) |
1 ball |
Sari |
1 |
Dhoti |
1 |
Mangalsutra |
1 |
Prasad |
2 sweet dishes, discuss with Pujariji |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
12 |
Betel Leaves |
15 |
Incense Stick |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
12 |
Coconuts |
2 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
1-2 cups, enough to fill 1 quarter plate |
Plates |
2 |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Jaggery |
2 large blocks |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 small packet |
Dry CocoNuts |
4 halves |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound bottle |
Towel / Dhoti |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom Powder |
2 teaspoons |
Clove Powder |
2 teaspoons |
Saffron |
2 teaspoons |
Rice flour |
1 pound |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Lemon |
2 |
Flowers |
3 bunches |
Milk |
½ gallon |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Sudarshan Yantra Copper Plate |
1 |
Prasad |
Sweet Pongal |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
10 teaspoons |
Kum Kum |
2 teaspoons |
Chandan Powder |
2 teaspoons |
Betel Nuts |
5 |
Betel Leaves |
5 |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Rice |
4 pounds |
Towel |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Light Lamps (Diya) |
1 |
Wicks |
For lamps |
Ghee |
1 small bottle |
Disposable cups |
5 |
Coins |
25 $1 coins |
Paper Towel Roll |
1 |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
CocoNutss |
3 |
Picture of Satyanarayana Bhagwan |
1 |
Small Idol of Balaji / Krishna / Rama |
1 |
5 kinds of fruit (must include bananas) |
|
Panchamruta* |
|
Prasad |
Ravva Kesari / Halwa |
*Panchamruta is comprised of milk, curd, sugar, honey, and ghee mixed together with slices of banana.
At Temple
Item |
Amount |
Betel Nuts |
25 |
Betel Leaves |
20 |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Coconuts |
3 |
5 kinds of fruit (must include bananas) |
|
Prasad |
Ravva Kesari / Halwa |
Monthly on Poornima Day
Item |
Amount |
Coconuts |
1 |
5 kinds of fresh fruit (must include bananas) |
5 of each |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Prasad |
Sheera / Any dish as desired* |
*Food prepared without garlic or onion by devotees may be offered as to the Deity and distributed at the temple.
Item |
Amount |
Flowers |
5 bunches |
Coconut |
1 |
Banana |
6 |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
5 types of Fresh Fruit |
5 of each |
Coconut |
1 |
Dry Coconut |
4 halves |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Navagrahas |
9 kinds of gems / 9 betel nuts |
Havan Samgri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Light Lamps (Diyas) |
2 |
Oil |
For lamps |
Aluminum Trays, full catering size |
2 |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
|
Flower |
1 bunch |
5 types of Flowers |
|
Milk |
¼ gallon |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Saree |
1 |
Bangles |
Red and Green |
Blouse Pieces |
6 |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconut |
1 |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Ghee |
1 cup |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flower |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Coconut |
1 |
Kum Kum |
1 small packet |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Fruits |
As preferred |
Cooked Prasad |
As preferred (optional) |
Cooked Kheer |
1 cup |
Book, pen, money, kum kum, knife, mirror |
1 of each |
Note: Food prepared without garlic/onion by devotees can be offered to the Deity.
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
5 |
Betel Leaves |
5 |
Incense Stick |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconut |
1 |
Rice |
1-2 cups, enough to fill 1 quarter plate |
Copper Kalash |
1 (not required if Puja is in Temple) |
Blouse Piece (Red or Yellow) |
1 |
Coins |
5 quarters |
Scissors |
1 |
Kusha (Durba / Suksruva) |
Provided by Temple |
Dhaga (Colored Thread) |
1 ball |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder and Kum Kum |
1 cup each |
Betel Nuts |
12 |
Betel Leaves |
15 |
Incense Sticks and Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
12 |
Coconut |
2 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
Plates |
2 |
Jaggery |
2 large blocks |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 small packet |
Dry Coconut |
4 halves |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound bottle |
Towel |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom, Clove, and Saffron Powder |
2 teaspoons each |
Rice flour |
1 pound |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets |
Lemon |
2 |
Flowers |
3 bunches |
Milk |
½ gallon |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Rice |
5 pound |
Silver Cup |
1 |
Silver Plate |
1 |
Dhoti (Yellow Color) |
1 |
White Thread |
|
Sari / Shawl |
1 |
Prasad |
Khichdi, Vada, Kheer (Payasam) |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconut |
1 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Ghee |
1 cup |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flower |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
12 |
Betel Leaves |
15 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Coconut |
2 |
Dry Coconut |
4 halves |
5 kinds of Dry Fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
Plates |
2 |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Jaggery |
2 large blocks |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 small packet |
White Mustard Seeds |
1 small packet |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound bottle, for havan |
Towel |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom, Clove, and Saffron Powder |
2 teaspoons each |
Rice flour |
1 pound |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Lemon |
2 |
Flowers |
3 bunches |
Milk |
½ gallon |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
10 |
Betel Leaves |
10 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Banana |
6 |
Coconut |
2 |
5 kinds of fresh fruit |
4 of each kind |
Plates |
2 |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Light Lamps (Diyas) |
2 |
Oil |
For lamps |
Cotton Wicks |
For lamps |
Flowers |
2 garlands and 2 bunches |
Rose Water |
1 bottle |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish* |
*Note: Food prepared without garlic/onion by devotees may be offered as to the Deity and distributed at the temple.
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
12 |
Betel Leaves |
15 |
Incense Sticks and Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
12 |
Coconut |
2 |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
Plates |
2 |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Jaggery |
2 large blocks |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 small packet |
Dry coconut |
4 halves |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Towel |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom, Clove, and Saffron Powder |
2 teaspoons each |
Rice flour |
1 pound |
Ghee |
1 pound |
Firewood |
2 logs |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Light Lamps (Diyas) |
2 |
Oil |
For Lamps |
Aluminum Tray, full catering size |
2 |
Flowers |
3 bunches |
Milk |
½ gallon |
Honey |
1 cup |
Rice |
5 pounds |
Saree / Shawl |
1 |
White Thread |
|
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric and Kum Kum |
1 cup each |
Betel Nuts |
20 |
Betel Leaves |
25 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
25 |
Coconut |
4 halves |
Dry coconut |
12 halves |
5 kinds of dry fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
3-4 cups, enough to fill 2 quarter plates |
Plates |
2 |
Copper Kalash |
4 |
Jaggery |
2 large blocks |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 packet |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound bottle for havan |
Towel |
1 |
Blouse Piece |
1 |
Cardamom, Clove, and Saffron Powder |
2 teaspoons each |
Rice flour |
1 pound |
Fire Starter |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Lemon |
2 |
Flowers |
3 bunches |
Milk |
½ gallon |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Aluminum Tray, full catering size |
2 |
Coins |
80 quarters |
Navagrahas |
9 gems, 1 of each kind |
White Mustard |
1 small packet |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Coins |
5 $1 coins |
Banana |
6 |
Plantain |
2 |
2 kinds of Fresh Vegetables |
|
Rice, Moong Dal, Chana Dal, Urad Dal |
Quantity as desired for daanam |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 packet |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Ganga Jal |
1 packet |
Kusha (Darba/Suksruva) |
Provided by Temple |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Banana |
6 |
Plantain |
2 |
2 kinds of Fresh Vegetables |
|
Rice, Moong Dal, Chana Dal, Urad Dal |
Quantity as desired for daanam |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 packet |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Ganga Jal |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 small bottle |
Dry Coconut |
2 halves |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Rice Flour |
1 packet |
Aluminum Tray, full catering size |
3 |
Honey |
1 bottle |
Kusha (Darba/Suksruva) |
Provided by Temple |
Item |
Amount |
Black Sesame Seeds |
1 small packet |
White Rice |
1 pound |
Ganga Jal |
1 packet |
Tulsi Leaves |
Handful, must be provided by family |
Cotton Balls |
1 small packet |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Popcorn |
1 packet |
Dry coconut |
2, whole |
Coconut |
1 |
Ghee |
1 small bottle |
Foam Cups |
10 |
Plastic Spoons |
10 |
Small Foam Plates |
10 |
Candles (Tea Lights) |
2 |
Flowers |
2 bunches |
Rose Petals |
10 |
Twin-size white sheet |
1 |
Scissors |
1 |
Matki (small Clay Pot) |
1 |
Aluminum tray, full catering size |
2 |
After the death at home, families of the departed should:
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric Powder |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Coconut |
1 |
Lemon |
4 |
Banana |
6 |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nut |
9 |
Betel Leaves |
6 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Copper Kalash |
1 |
Banana |
6 |
Coconut |
1 |
5 kinds of Dry Fruit |
1 cup each (optional) |
Ghee |
1 cup |
Cardamom Powder |
1 teaspoon |
Saffron |
1 teaspoon |
Flowers |
1 bunch |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
Ganga Jal |
1 packet |
Lemon |
2 |
New pick-ax for digging |
1 |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |
Item |
Amount |
Turmeric |
1 cup |
Kum Kum |
1 cup |
Betel Nuts |
15 |
Betel Leaves |
20 |
Incense Sticks |
1 packet |
Camphor |
1 packet |
Banana |
12 |
Coconut |
2 |
5 kinds of Dry Fruit |
1 cup each |
Rice |
2 pounds |
Cooked Rice |
2 cups |
Havan Samagri |
1 packet |
Ghee |
1 pound |
Rice Flour |
5 cups |
Firewood |
2 logs |
Popcorn |
2 packets, already popped |
Lemon |
12 |
Plates |
12 (disposable) |
Light Lamps (Diyas) |
2 |
Oil |
For Lamps |
Cotton Wicks |
For Lamps |
Flowers |
2-3 bunches |
Milk |
½ gallon |
Dhaga |
|
Aluminum Tray, full catering size |
2 |
New Steel Vessel |
1 |
Milk |
1 cup |
Buttermilk |
1 cup |
Honey |
1 cup |
Sugar |
1 cup |
White Pumpkin |
1 (if available |
Prasad |
Any sweet dish |