Saturday 23 November 2024
The Platinum Suite, Cobden Street, Leicester, LE1 2LB
Please ensure you are ready and seated by no later than 2pm.
Paduka puja items
- Baba’s Paduka’s (any size)
- Clean hand towel
- Two large steel plates and a steel bowl
- Cushion, mat or handkerchief to sit on. (Devotees sitting on a chair don’t require this)
- Conch (shankh) – if you have one
- A bell (ghantadi)
- Copper tumbler (kalash)
- Kumkum (red powder) and Chandan/sandalwood
- Abil (white powder), Gulal (pink powder) and Sindoor.
- 5 handfuls of rice grains
- Multi-coloured thread (nadachhadi roll)
- White thread (kumbharnadu roll)
- 5 to 7 flowers
- Any fruit of your choice
- Few almonds, pistachios, cashew nuts (badam, pista & kaju) – dry fruit
- Betel leaf (nagarvel nu paan)
- Cloves, Cinnamon and cardamom (luving, elchi and tuj)
- Small vibhuti packet
- Two 500ml bottles of still water
- 5 plastic spoons and some tissues
- Honey mixed in milk (madhuparkam)
- Perfume – alcohol free (attar) – if you have
- Items for abhishekam (holy pouring) – only small amounts of the following necessary:
- Milk
- Yoghurt
- Honey
- Turmeric mixed in water
- Fresh coconut water (Not pre-packed or boxed . Break the coconut on the morning of the puja
- Fresh fruit juice
- Vibhuti water
- Rose water
- Panchamrut (mixture of 5 items: milk, yogurt, ghee, honey and sugarcandy).
What if I don’t have all the items?
Don’t worry, you can still participate even if you do not have all the items listed above.
I won’t be able to bring any items, can I still take part?
Yes, you will be able to take part in the 108 names of Bhagawan rice offering which will be provided by us.
Have a question about the puja? Send us an email at info@nrsaicentre.org.uk