Vedic Kathas
दिवाली की पूजा सामग्री एक-दो दिन पहले जुटा लें ताकि मुहूर्त पर आप तैयार रहें, खोजते न रहें। यहाँ घर की लक्ष्मी पूजा की पूरी सूची है।
Half the calm of Diwali comes from preparation. Gather your samagri a day or two ahead — Dhanteras is traditional — so that when the muhurat arrives you are free to be present rather than searching for a…
Idols or images of Lakshmi and Ganesha, a wooden chowki, and a clean red or yellow cloth to cover it.
A metal or clay pot, water, five mango leaves, a whole coconut, raw rice (akshat), a betel nut, and a few coins to keep as blessed Lakshmi coins.
Clay diyas and cotton wicks, ghee and mustard oil, incense and dhoop, a camphor tablet for the aarti, and matches to light them.
Sweets such as laddoo and kheel-batashe, seasonal fruit, roli and haldi, sandalwood, marigold and lotus flowers, durva grass, a bell, and a thali to carry it all.
सजी हुई थाली ध्यान की एक छोटी साधना है। पहले से तैयार सामग्री संध्या को कामों की नहीं, भक्ति की बना देती है।
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