MATERIAL LIST FOR SEEMANTHAM / BABY SHOWER
*1. Picture / Idol of Lord Satyanaryana or any other photo
*2. Turmeric Powder - One packet
*3. Kumkum Powder - One packet
4. Sandal-Wood Paste - Little
*5. Akshata (Raw Rice Smeared With Turmeric Powder)
*6. Pooja Mandapam - One
*7. Oil Lamp Stands - Two
*8. A Small Lamp - One [for Aarathi]
*9. Camphor - Little
*10. Incense Sticks - One Packet
11. Flowers - One Or Two Bunches
12. Fruits - Five types Total 25 in count
*13. Kalasa - One
14. one towel and one blouse piece
15. Panchamrutam - (Cup of Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)
16. Betel Leaves - 15
17. Betel Nuts - 20 number,dry dates -20
18. Coconuts - Two (One for Kalasa, One for Lord)
19. Naivedya Or Prasad - (Kesari Type or any Sweet-Pudding)
20. Mango Leaves - few bunches
*21. Oil - [for Holy Lamp/Deepam]
*22. Cotton Wicks - [for Holy Lamp]
*23. Matchbox - One
24. coins - 27
25. Ghee - One Bottle [for Homam]
26. Aluminium Trays - Two [for Homam Purpose]
*27. Paper Bowls - 12
*28. Plates, Vessels, Spoons - few of each [for Pooja needs]
*29. Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins - [for Pooja needs]
*30. Scissors - One [to cut flowers and any packets]
*31. Scotch Tape - [if necessary to aid decoration/alankar]
32. Navadhanyas (Wheat, Rice, Toordal, Moongdal, 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 nine bowls)
33. Dried Wood Chips/Fire Wood and wood chips packet - One
34. Aluminium tray - 2
35. New Cloths for Women [saree]
36. Comb and Mirror- One
37. Bangles - Dozen or More
NOTE: IF YOU ARE PERFORMING POOJA AT TEMPLE, * MARKED ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT TEMPLE
