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 (see picture)
- 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 (especially 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:
- Machee patram – machi leaf
- Bruhatee patram – Vaagudaaru leaf
- Bilva patram – Bel (Maredu) leaf
- Doorvaa yugmam – Grass(garike) leaf
- Dattoora patram pujayaami – Datura (ummetta) leaf
- Badaree patram – Gooseberry (Amla) leaf
- Apaamarga patram – Achyranthus (Uttareni) Leaf
- Tulasi Patram – Basil leaf
- Choota patram – Mango (Mamidi) Leaf
- Karaveera Patram – Nerium (ganneru) leaf
- Vishnukranti patram – Evolvulus (Morning glory) leaf
- Dhadimee patram – Pomegranate (daanimma) leaf
- Devadaaru patram – Ashoka leaf
- Maruvaka patram – Sweet marjorm leaf
- Sindhoovara patram – Vitex plant (vavili) leaf
- Jaajee patram – Jasmine (Jaji) leaf
- Dandakee patram – Dandaki Leaf
- Samee patram –Banyan (Marri )Leaf
- Aswatha patram pujayaami – Peepal Leaf
- Arjuna patram – Bridelia (Maddi) Leaf
- Arka patram – Milk weed or swallorwart (jilledu) Leaf
