Durga Puja Accessories || Maha Saptami ||
Saptami features the first day of Durga puja. Commencement of rituals; predawn bathing of 'Kola Bow' or nabapatrika and the main saptami puja apart from the Kalparambho and Mahasnan are part of this day.
Nabapatrika
"Kola Gaach" (Banana plant)-1, "Kochu Gaach" (Colacassia plant)-1, "Halud Gaach" (Turmeric plant)-1, "Jayanti Dal" (Jayanti stem)-1, "Bel Dal" (Wood apple stem)-1, "Daalim Dal" (Pomegranate stem)-1, "Maankochu" (Arum plant)-1, "Dhan Gaach" (Rice plant)-1, "Ashok Dal" (Ashoka stem) -1, ''Aparajita Lata" (Twigs of white aparajita plant), Jute ropes, Red thread, Alta, Banana stems-2.
Mahasnan Kalparambho (Beginning of the pujas)
Saptami Puja
Baran bastra(clothes) for guru, Purohit, pujak, acharya- 8, Baran angorio (finger rings)-4 Yagna pobita -4, Til (Sesame), Horitoki (Myrobalan), Flowers. Ghat (pot) & Kundohari-1 Mirror, Two earthen bowl full of atop (a type of rice) and chaff. Tekatha- a triangular frame work of 3 pieces of wood. Green coconut with stalk-1, Belpata(wood apple leaves), One big earthen lamp, Handi, Panchapallab(5 leaves), Pancha ratna(5 gems), Panchashasha(5 grains), Panchaguri, Sindur, Sandalwood, 2 Gamchas(a piece of cloth)-To cover the ghat, Gamcha for arati, White mustard, Mashkolai, Hibiscus flower, Small noibiddo, Ashonanguriuk(40 or 22 finger rings made of koosh), Madhupakka(40 or 22 bowls), Honey, Sugar, Noibiddos(40 or 22), Main noibiddo-1, Sari for nabapatrika-1, Saris for nabapatrika-9, or 1 saari for main puja, Sari for Durga -1, Clothes for Lakshmi, Saraswati, Chandi, Kartik, Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu. Clothes for 9 planets or 1 single planet, Clothes for peacock, mouse, lion, asur, buffalo, ox, snake, Jaya, Bijoya, Vishnu, Shiv, Ram.Offerings Chandmala, Plate -1, Ghoti -1, Nosering -1, Iron metal, Conch shell -2, Sindur box, Flower garland, Belpata garland, Fruits, Things for Bhog, Things for aarati, Things for sacrifice, Homn (fire for yagna)- sand, Wood, Khorke(one type of dry grass), Cowdung, Koush, Ghee(1 bottle), Bel leaves-108, Bowl-1.
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