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2. Matchbox, Agarbatti
3. Karpoor, Gandha Powder, Kumkum, gopichandan, haldi
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5. Puujaa Conch, Bell, One aaratii (for Karpoor), Two Aaratiis with wicks
6. 4 bowls for ghee-with spoons,4 bowls for AshTha dravya
7. Flowers, Akshata (in a container)
8. AshTha Tra dravya - made of Coconut flakes (1 whole coconut), jaggery (1 kg), avil
rice flakes (1 kg), sugarcane pieces (8 each with a notch), ghee, fried black til (200g),
bananas-cut and sliced (8), Modak (8 or 21), Appam (8 or 21), Cardamom
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(Due to pranayam, the rajas component decreases

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(Sip one spoon of water after each of the above 3
mantras.
Take a little water from the vessel for worship with an offering
spoon onto the palm and sip it. This is called achaman|| Just as
bathing causes external purification, partaking water in this
way is responsible for internal purification. This act is
repeated thrice. Thus physical, psychological and spiritual,
internal purification is brought about.)

(Repeat Achamana 2 - given above)

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(Apply water to eyes and understand that you are of
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(Holding unbroken consecrated rice (akshata) and an offering

spoon (pali) with water in the cup of ones hand one should
chant the mantra with the resolve, I of the ...lineage (gotra),
am performing the .. ritual to obtain the benefit according
to the Shrutis, Smrutis and Puranas in order to acquire..|
result and then should offer the water from the hand into the
circular, shelving metal dish (tamhan). Offering the water into
the circular, shelving dish signifies the completion of an act.)

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(Whoever chants or hears these 12 names of Lord

Ganesha will not have any obstacles in any of their
endeavours)

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(Prostrations to your family deity)

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(Prostrations to the deity of this house)

W  |
(Prostrations to the deity of this place)

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(Prostrations to the deity of all the materials we have
collected)

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(We completely surrender ourselves to that Goddess
who embodies auspiciousness, who is full of
auspicious-ness and who brings auspicousness to us)

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(Prostrations to the Indra and shachii)

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(Prostrations to Shiva and pArvati)

Y |
(Prostrations to the Lords who protect us - LakShmi and
NArAyaNa)


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(Prostrations to our parents)

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(When Lord Hari, who brings auspiciousness is
situated in our hearts, then there will be no more
inauspiciousness in any of our undertakings)

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(Prostrations to all the Gods)

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(Prostrations to all Brahamanas - those who are in the religious
path)

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puja)

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(What is the best time to worship the Lord? When our
hearts are at the feet of Lord Narayana, then the
strength of the stars, the moon, the strength of
knowledge and all the Gods will combine and make it
the most auspicious time and day to worship the Lord)

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(When the Lord is situated in a person's heart, he
will always have profit in his work and victory in all
that he takes up and there is no question of defeat
for such a person)

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(To achieve success in our work and to find
fulfillment we should first offer our prayers
to Lord Vinayaka and then to our teacher, then
to the Sun God and to the holy trinity of Brahma,
ViShNu and Shiva)

(Keep yantra in the north of homakunDa. Keep the

ashhTha dravya in the south of the Homa kuNDa)
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(Keep fruits in front of the Lord)

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(Show mudras as you chant )

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(In the Homa kuNDA draw .. Keep some banyan

leaf sticks or dharbha and tiirtha. Then arrange the
wooden pieces on top. The agni should be brought by a
lady (Sowbhaagyavathi). It can be brought with camphor
or ghee and the fire should not get extinguished)

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(Shut off all directions i.e. distractions, so that we
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(Close eyes and bring Lord Ganesha's image in your
mind and chant)

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(Each mantra should be chanted four times, offering
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(show arati to yaGYa kunDa. Every one does

pradkshina thrice.
Offer Bhasma (ash) as prasad to every one)
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Transliterated by Sowmya Ramkumar
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