Griha Pravesh — Samagri List
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Puja samagri
Griha Pravesh
House-warming & Vastu Shanti
The samagri for Griha Pravesh, the house-warming puja that purifies and blesses a new home with a havan and Vastu Shanti. It uses the same havan base kit as the Ayushya (Birthday) havan, with an optional Navadhanya offering for Navagraha shanti.
Step-by-step guide →31 items · 9 groups
Tilak & Colours
1 item- Roli (Kumkum)रोली / कुमकुमVermilion paste for the auspicious tilak on the deity, kalash, and family.1 pack
Worship Offerings
8 items- Rice (Akshat)अक्षत (चावल)Unbroken 'imperishable' rice grains offered as a symbol of prosperity and wholeness.Small quantity
- Paan LeavesपानBetel leaves of auspiciousness; the base for offerings of supari, cloves, and cardamom.9
- Supari (Betel Nut)सुपारीPlaced on the paan; symbolises steadfastness and the invoked deity.1 pack
- ClovesलौंगAromatic offering representing surrender of the senses.1 pack
- CardamomइलायचीFragrant offering symbolising purity of speech.1 pack
- CoconutनारियलThe 'shriphal' placed on the kalash; the offering of the ego to God.1
- Coinsसिक्केSymbolic dakshina placed in worship; 21 for auspicious completeness.21 (any)
- Navadhanya (Nine Grains)नवधान्यOptionalNine sacred grains representing the nine planets (Navagraha); offered for Vastu and Navagraha shanti in the new home.1 set (nine grains)
Flowers & Sacred Leaves
3 items- Flowersपुष्पOffered throughout the worship; symbolise purity and a flourishing home.Any colour
- Durva (Doob Grass)दूर्वाSacred grass symbolising resilience and unending life.A few blades
- Mango Leavesआम के पत्तेTied around the mouth of the kalash and hung as a toran, an auspicious welcome to the new home.A few
Abhishek & Panchamrit
2 items- GheeघीFor the lamp and the havan; the pure substance that sustains the sacred flame.1 small pack
- Ganga Jalगंगा जलHoly Ganga water used to purify the new home and the materials.1
Havan Offerings
5 items- Havan Samagriहवन सामग्रीThe blended herbs and wood offered into the sacred fire to cleanse and bless the home.1 pack
- Barley (Jwo)जौAn ancient yajna grain offered into the havan fire.1 pack
- Black Sesame (Til)काले तिलOffered into the sacred fire for purification.1 pack
- Match BoxमाचिसTo kindle the lamp and the sacred havan fire.1
- Mango Woodआम की लकड़ीSacred mango wood that forms the fuel of the havan kund.5 sticks
Fruits & Prasad
3 items- FruitsफलOffered as nature's gift and shared as prasad.5 types
- Sweet (Prasad)मिठाई / प्रसादNaivedya offered to the deity and distributed to all.As needed
- Dry FruitsमेवाOffered as naivedya and mixed into prasad; a symbol of abundance.5 types (any)
Sacred Thread
1 item- Mauli (Kalava)मौली / कलावाSacred thread tied on the wrist and kalash for protection and to bind the sankalpa.1 pack
Utensils (from home)
6 items- Kalash (Lota)कलश / लोटाThe sacred pot in which the deity and holy waters are invoked.1
- Thali (Large)थालीFrom home, any type, to hold offerings and prasad.2 full size
- Bowls (Medium)कटोरीFrom home, any type, for the various offerings.5
- Spoonsचम्मचFrom home, any type, for handling offerings.5
- DiyaदीयाThe lamp lit to invoke the deity's presence in the new home.1
- LotaलोटाSmall vessel for holy water used through the puja.1
Utility
2 items- Foil Paperपन्नी / फॉइलPractical item for arranging offerings and prasad.1 pack
- Paper Towelपेपर टॉवलPractical item for cleanup during the ritual.1 pack
A note on this list
Item list matches HSNA's shared havan base kit (identical to the Birthday Pooja form; this is intentional, not a transcription error). Navadhanya (nine grains) added as an optional item for the Navagraha shanti commonly done at Griha Pravesh; it was not on the original HSNA form.