List of Item for Baby Shower
Please contact Panditji and/or Manager to schedule a puja
Picture / Idol of Lord Satyanaryana
Turmeric Powder - One(1) packet
Kumkum Powder - One(1) packet
Sandal-Wood Paste - Little (if available)
Akshta (Raw Rice Smeared With Turmeric Powder) - in small bowl/cup
Pooja Mandapam - One(1) [if available]
Oil Lamp Stands - Two(2)
A Small Lamp - One(1) [for Aarathi]
Camphor - Little
Incense Sticks - One(1) Packet
Flowers - One Or Two Bunches
Fruits - Five(5) different kinds, Five(5) of each kind, Total 25
Kalasa - One(1) [if available]
one towel and one blouse piece [for Kalasavastra]
Panchamrutam - (Cup of Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)
Betel Leaves - 15
Nuts - 20 number,dry dates -20
Coconuts - Two (One for Kalasa, One for Lord)
Naivedya Or Prasad - (Kesari Type or any Sweet-Pudding)
Mango Leaves - few bunches [if available]
Oil - [for Holy Lamp/Deepam]
Cotton Wicks - [for Holy Lamp]
Matchbox - One (1)
Bell - One(1) [if available]
Ghee - One(1) Bottle [for Homam, if available]
Aluminium Trays - Two(2) [for Homam Purpose]
Paper Bowls - Nine(9) [for Nava Dhanyams]
Plates, Vessels, Spoons - few of each [for Pooja needs]
Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins - [for Pooja needs]
Scissors - One(1) [to cut flowers and any packets]
Scotch Tape - [if necessary to aid decoration/alankar]
Navadhanyas (Wheat, Rice, Redgram, Greengram, Black Gram, Bengal Gram, Blackeyedpeas, Sesameseeds, Horse Gram. All these grains are available in any Indian/Desi store. Small packets are sufficient. Please arrange each kind of dhanya in a Pooja/Paper bowl before Priest arrives)
Dried Wood Chips/Fire Wood and wood chips packet - One(1) (preferably which emit less smoke, available in convenience stores
like Albertsons/Wal-Mart/TomThumb).
Havan Samagri Powder - One(1) Packet
Tulasi Plant
Comb - One(1)
Bangles - Dozen or more
Saree - One or more
Blouse Piece - One or more
Priest dakshina
NOTE: if you are doing pooja in the temple you don’t have to bring kalasam, mandapam, oil lamps, match box, incense sticks, bell, lords photos.