Saraswati Puja Items

Saraswati Puja or the worship of Goddess Saraswati takes place in the months of January-February. A whole lot of poojan samagri or Saraswati Puja items are needed for worshipping the Goddess of intellect and wisdom.

The Essential Saraswati Puja Items Are:

• Aam ke Patte or Mangifera or Mangon leaves.
• Aasan or mat manufactured by wool.
• Agarbatti or the incense sticks.
• Akshata or Chawal or Orziya Sativa or rice.
• Ashtagandha/ Scented Orange Powder
• Attar or scent
• Chandan or Sandal wood orSantalum Album
• Deepak or lamps.
• Diye Ki Battior cotton wicks for lighting the lamps.
• Phal or fruits especially fruits like mango, banana or papaya which are yellow in colour.
• Ganga Jalor the sacred holy water.
• Ghantaor the bell.
• Gheeorclarified butter.
• Gud or jaggery.
• Haldi or turmeric powder or Curcuma Longa
• Kalash or vessel for holding water.
• Kamal or Lotus or Nelumbo Nucifera.
• Korpur or Campho or Cinnamomum Camphora
• Kesar or strands of saffron.
• Kumkum or red powder for applying vermillion.
• Maachis or match box with matchsticks.
• Mithayi/ Sweets; specially Kesar Halwa/Yellow Mithayi
• Saraswati Maa Ki Murti/ Idol of Goddess Saraswati
• Murti/ Coconut/ Cocos Nucifera
• Panchamrit or holy water.
• Phool or flowers; especially the yellow flowers, such as Marigold
• Phool Mala or Marigold flower garland.
• Prasaad or food blessed by the deity, such asKesar Halva, Kesariya Bhat orKhichadi
• Pyaala or bowl.
• Saaf Laal Kapda or clean red cloth.
• Sankha orconch.
• Sindoor orVermilion or Cinnabar.
• Supari or betel nuts or Areca Catechu.
• Tambulam or betel Leaf or the Piper Betel.
• Thaali/ Plate