Marriage

List of Item for Marriage
Please contact Panditji and/or Manager to schedule a puja

1. Marriage Hall and Mandap
2. Picture / Idol of Lord Ganesha
3. Turmeric, Kumkum Powder - One packet each
4. Sandal-Wood Paste - Little (if available)
5. Akshta - in Large bowl/cup [Raw Rice Smeared With Turmeric Powder]
6. Cumin Seed and Jaggery/Gud - [if you have in your custom]
7. Oil Lamp Stands - Two(2)
8. A Small Lamp - One(1) [for Aarathi]
9. Camphor – Little
10. Incense Sticks - One(1) Packet
11. Flowers - One Or Two or More Bunches
12. Fruits - Five(5) different kinds, Five(5) of each kind, Total 25
13. Kalasa - One(1) [if available]
14. one towel and one blouse piece[for Kalasavastra]
15. Panchamrutam - (Cup of Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)
16. Betel Leaves – 15
17. Nuts and dry dates—20
18. (a)Coconuts - Two(2) [One for Kalasa, One for Lord]
19. (b)Green Coconuts - Two(2) [if available]
20. Naivedya Or Prasad - (Kesari Type or any Sweet-Pudding)
21. Mango Leaves - few bunches [if available]
22. Oil - [for Holy Lamp/Deepam]
23. Cotton Wicks - [for Holy Lamp]
24. Matchbox - One (1)
25. Bell - One(1) [if available]
26. Ghee - One(1) Bottle [for Homam, if available]
27. Aluminum Trays - Two(2) [for Homam Purpose]
28. Plates, Vessels, Spoons - few of each [for Pooja needs]
29. Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins - [for Pooja needs]
30. Scissors - One(1) [to cut flowers and any packets]
31. Scotch Tape - [if necessary to aid decoration/alankar]
32. Umbrella - One(1) [for Kasi Yatra]
33. Wood stick - One(1) [for Kasi Yatra]
34. Dried Wood Chips/Fire Wood - [for Homam](preferably which emit less smoke, available in convenience stores like Albertsons/Wal-Mart/TomThumb)
35. Stone - One(1)
36. Antarpaat Or Screen - One(1)
37. Panchapatra and Small Plate - One each [for Aachaman]
38. Garlands - Two(2) [for Bride & Groom]
39. Puffed Rice - One(1) Cup [for Laja Homam]
40. Mangalasutram
41. Basikams - Two(2) [if you have such custom]
42. Lakshmi Or Gowri Photo - [for Gowri Pooja]

NOTE: if you are doing marriage in the temple you don’t have to bring kalasam, mandapam, oil lamps, match box, incense sticks, bell, lords photos.