MATERIAL LIST FOR UPANAYANAM / THREAD CEREMONY

1. Upaveetham Or Sacred Thread 
*2. Picture / Idol of Lord Ganesha 
*3. Turmeric, Kumkum Powder - One small packet each
4. Sandal-Wood Paste - Little 
*5. Akshata (Raw Rice Smeared With Turmeric Powder) - in small bowl/cup
*6. Pooja Mandapam - One
*7. Oil Lamp Stands - Two
8. Navadhanyam - 1 packet [ available in indian stores.]
*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 blouse piece and one towel 
15. Panchamrutam - (Cup of Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)
16. Betel Leaves - 15
17. Betel nuts and Dray dates - 20 and coins - 27
18. Coconuts - Two
19. Naivedya Or Prasad - Any Kind
20. Mango Leaves - few bunches 
*21. Oil or ghee - [for Holy Lamp/Deepam] 
*22. Cotton Wicks - [for Holy Lamp]
*23. Matchbox - One 
24. Panchapatra and Small Plate - One each [for Aachaman] 
*25. Plates, Vessels, Spoons - few of each [for Pooja needs]
*26. Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins - [for Pooja needs]
27. Cooked Rice for Nandi - Big Bowl 
28. Bowls - 12
29. Svayampakam [for Brahmins]
30. Umbrella - One [for Kasi Yatra]
31. Wood stick - One [for Kasi Yatra]
32. Fire Wood and aluminium tray - [for Homam]

NOTE: IF YOU ARE PERFORMING POOJA AT TEMPLE, * MARKED ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AT TEMPLE