Hindu Society of North America

Tilak & Colours

3 items

Roli (Kumkum)रोली / कुमकुम
Vermilion paste for the auspicious tilak on the deity, kalash, and devotees.
1 pack
Abeerअबीर
Fragrant coloured powder offered to the deity.
1 pack
Gulalगुलाल
Coloured powder offered as a mark of celebration.
1 pack

8 items

Rice (Akshat)अक्षत (चावल)
Unbroken 'imperishable' rice grains offered as a symbol of prosperity and wholeness.
Small quantity
Paan Leavesपान
Betel leaves of auspiciousness; the base for offerings of supari, cloves, and cardamom.
9
Supari (Betel Nut)सुपारी
Placed on the paan; symbolises steadfastness and the invoked deity.
1 pack
Clovesलौंग
Aromatic offering representing surrender of the senses.
1 pack
Cardamomइलायची
Fragrant offering symbolising purity of speech.
1 pack
Coconutनारियल
The 'shriphal' placed on the kalash; the offering of the ego to God.
1
Coinsसिक्के
Symbolic dakshina placed in worship; 21 for auspicious completeness.
21 (any)
Etra (Attar / Perfume)इत्र
Fragrance offered to please the deity, part of the sixteen honours of worship.
A little

5 items

Flowersपुष्प
Offered throughout the worship; white flowers are especially dear to Lord Shiva.
Any colour
Bail Patri (Bilva Leaves)बेलपत्र
Lord Shiva's most beloved offering: trifoliate bilva leaves representing the trinity, offered whole and unbroken, in odd numbers.
11
Dhaturaधतूरा
The thorn-apple, a traditional offering to Lord Shiva symbolising the surrender of one's poison and ego.
1
Durva (Doob Grass)दूर्वा
Sacred grass symbolising resilience and unending life.
A few blades
Tulsi Leavesतुलसी
Holy basil included in the offerings as manjari (flowering tops).
A few, or manjari

6 items

Gheeघी
For the lamp and the panchamrit abhishek; the pure substance that sustains the flame.
1 small pack
Ganga Jalगंगा जल
Holy Ganga water for purification and a central part of the Shivling abhishek.
1
Milkदूध
First of the panchamrit; poured over the Shivling in the abhishek.
1 gallon
Yogurtदही
Panchamrit ingredient offered in the abhishek.
1 pack
Honeyशहद
Panchamrit ingredient; symbol of sweetness offered in the bath.
1 small pack
Sugarशक्कर
Panchamrit ingredient; symbol of contentment offered in the abhishek.
1 pack

3 items

Fruitsफल
Offered to the Lord as nature's gift and shared as prasad.
5 types
Sweet (Prasad)मिठाई / प्रसाद
Naivedya offered to Lord Shiva and distributed to devotees.
As needed
Dry Fruitsमेवा
Offered as naivedya and mixed into prasad; a symbol of abundance.
5 types (any)

2 items

Mauli (Kalava)मौली / कलावा
Sacred thread tied on the wrist and kalash for protection and to bind the sankalpa.
1 pack
Janeo (Sacred Thread)जनेऊ
Sacred thread offered to the deity as vastra, representing dvija purity.
5