Items required for performing Ganesh Chaturthi pooja

Items required for performing Vinayaka Chavithi pooja

• A Clay image of Lord Ganesha.
• Akshata – are prepared by mixing rice with wet turmeric, saffron and sandalwood paste)
• Glass, udhdharani (the spoon for taking water), plate (small one to put the water as an offering)
• Kumkum – saffron
• Turmeric
• Sandal wood paste
• Betel leaves, nuts
• Pedestal
• Mango leaves – To decorate the threshold and to put in the kalash
• Water – fetch after taking a bath
• Two pieces of red cloth
• Lamps and oil (sesame) or ghee (cow’s) for the lamp and wicks
• Incense sticks
• Camphor
• Plate to light camphor
• Fruits (esp bananas)
• Flowers
• Patra (leaves which are required for this pooja, see the list of leaves to be procured)
• Modakams
• For Madhuparkam - Mix a little of Cow Milk, Curd and Ghee
• For Panchamrutam: Cow’s milk, curd, ghee and honey and sugar mixed
• Palavelli
• Leaves (patra for Ekavinsati patra puja) : One can get the list of leaves, which ever are available,; If not available, one can do the puja with Tulasi leaves or Akshata with the same benefit:

1. Machee patram – machi leaf
2. Bruhatee patram – Vaagudaaru leaf
3. Bilva patram – Bel (Maredu) leaf
4. Doorvaa yugmam – Grass(garike) leaf
5. Dattoora patram pujayaami – Datura (ummetta) leaf
6. Badaree patram – Gooseberry (Amla) leaf
7. Apaamarga patram – Achyranthus (Uttareni) Leaf
8. Tulasi Patram – Basil leaf
9. Choota patram – Mango (Mamidi) Leaf
10. Karaveera Patram – Nerium (ganneru) leaf
11. Vishnukranti patram – Evolvulus (Morning glory) leaf
12. Dhadimee patram – Pomegranate (daanimma) leaf
13. Devadaaru patram – Ashoka leaf
14. Maruvaka patram – Sweet marjorm leaf
15. Sindhoovara patram – Vitex plant (vavili) leaf
16. Jaajee patram – Jasmine (Jaji) leaf
17. Dandakee patram – Dandaki Leaf
18. Samee patram –Banyan (Marri )Leaf
19. Aswatha patram pujayaami – Peepal Leaf
20. Arjuna patram – Bridelia (Maddi) Leaf
21. Arka patram – Milk weed or swallorwart (jilledu) Leaf