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Vastu pratima
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Clove, Cardamom, Betelnut
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Jau (Barley) grains
₹25.00
Description
- Barley grains for use in pooja and homa ceremonies.
- The sowing of barley during Navratri is the symbolic of the first fruit.
- It signifies growth, prosperity and abundance.
- On the first day of the Navratri, grains of barley are planted in the pooja room of the house.
Quantity
- 125 gms
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Description
- Lotus seeds strengthens devotion and opens the heart for divine grace.
- Lotus seeds have the quality of sattva or purity and are associated with Vishnu, the preserver.
- The lotus being a symbol of growth, as it blooms beautifully even in the most unlikely, difficult environments, and is a metaphor for our own growth.
- Also called as Kamal Kakadi or Pabdi, these seeds are used an an offering to Goddess Laxmi and are also offered as a fire oblation while doing Mahalaxmi yagna.
Quantity
- 21 seeds
Dry Coconut
Description
- We never offer the coconut as it is.
- We remove the fibre that covers it and offer the fruit that is free from all the external fibre.
- Only then is it possible to break the coconut.
- By breaking the coconut, the water in it flows out.
- The heart is the coconut and it is covered by the fibre of desire.
- The water that flows out is the 'Samskara' or purification. The fibres on the surface are the desires.
- We must strip the heart of all desires and offer the core without the fibre. It then becomes an offering to God.
- If we plant a coconut as it is, in course of time and by watering it, another plant will grow out of it.
Used
- Dry coconuts are used as an offering to deities and especially during the final oblation (purna-ahuti) of any homa/yagna.
- It is filled with sugar and ghee and is then closed with a sacred thread, before offering to the homa fire.
Quantity
- 360 gm - Broken pieces of 2 coconuts
Clove, Cardamom, Betelnut
Description
- Pack of cloves (long), cardamom (elaichi) and betelnut (supari) for use in daily pooja and rituals.
Used
- Clove in pooja rituals for fulfillments of desires and success in work (karya siddhi).
- Cardamom has a special aroma, which is pleasant and is used to attract and invoke deity energies.
- The betel nut is an integral part of the daily or ritualistic Pooja.
- It is also popularly used in the age old- custom of Indian eating.
- The supari is symbolic of the nut of the ego that must be offered on the altar of God.
- It represents the hard, coarse qualities that must be surrendered to God, leaving only the soft, pure qualities.
Quantity
- Clove, Cardamom, Betelnut - set of 5 , or 11 each
Kumkum Powder
Description
- Kumkum is applied to the forehead.
- The reason for this particular location has to do with the ancient Hindu belief that"the human body is divided into seven vortices of energy,called chakras,beginning at the base of the spine and ending at the top of the head.
- The sixth chakra, also known as the third eye,is centered in the forehead directly between the eyebrows and is believed to be the channel through which humankind opens spiritually to the Divine".
- Thus,the kumkum is placed at the location of the body which is the most holy.
Uses
- Kumkum powder is widely used for worshiping the Hindu goddesses,especially Shakti and Lakshmi.
- Saivites- Followers of Siva usually apply three white horizontal lines with a dot of kumkum at the center.
- Vaisnavas- Followers of Vishnu make use of "white clay to apply two vertical lines joined at the base and intersected by a bright red streak." Many times the white clay is applied in a U-shape.
- Swaminarayana- Followers of the Swaminarayana apply kumkum at the center of the forehead and in between a U-shaped tilaka.The tilaka is normally yellow and made from sandalwood.
- When a girl or a married woman visits a house,it is a sign of respect (in case of an elderly lady) or blessings (in case of a young girl) to offer kumkum to them when they leave.
- When visiting a temple or during a pooja,apply a dot on your forehead.
- In most of India, everyday, married women apply red kumkum in front of their parting on their forehead as a symbol of marriage
Quantity
- 50 gms , 100 gms
Navadhanya
Description
- Navadhanya signifies the nine grains (where ‘Nava’ means nine and ‘Dhanya’ means grains) that are an important part of an Indian’s staple food.
- They are offered to the Navgrahas (9 planets). They are also part of other Hindu pooja and rituals. The Navadanya includes Bengal Gram, Wheat, Horse Gram, Green Gram, Rice, White beans, Black Seasame seeds, Chic Peas, Black Gram.
- Usage of Navadhanya as a Hindu pooja item is a ritual followed during specific occasions such as the Grahapravesam or house warming ceremony and also during the Navaratri festival.
Uses of Navadhanya for Grahapravesam
- The Grahapravesam or house warming ceremony is a ritual performed before someone starts living in a new house.
- Sometimes, a Grahapravesam may also be performed if the house or a portion of the house has been rebuilt, or if someone is coming back to live in the house after being away in a different place for a long number of years.
- The objective of performing this ritual is to invoke the blessing of the gods to grant happiness, peace, prosperity and longevity to the people who are going to live in the house.
- During this ritual, the Navadhanya is one of the essential Hindu pooja items. These nine grains are placed in a pot filled with water along with a one rupee coin and a coconut is then placed on top of the pot. The priest then performs the pooja ritual after which this pot is taken inside the house and placed near the homam fire.
Use of Navadhanya during Navarathri festival
- Navadhanya is also an important part of the Navarathri festival which is celebrated for nine continuous days in worship of the Hindu goddesses.
- “Kolu” is a significant aspect of this festival where different idols are arranged such that they signify different stories from the various epics in the Hindu religion. Pooja will be performed for the idols placed in the Kolu every evening and neighbors will be invited to visit the Kolu and sign hymns in praise of the gods.
- Each evening one of the Navadhanya will be cooked and offered to the deity and visitors in the form of “Sundal”.
- The Kolu custom and evening pooja is incomplete without a sundal made from one of the Navadhanyas.
- Apart from the spiritual or religious beliefs of well being when using a Navadhanya, intake of these grains has excellent health benefits.
Quantity
- 125 gms
Brass Samai (Big)
Description
- Oil lamps are an integral part of every puja ritual and yajna.
- During the Aarti, the lamp is lit and is rotated in clockwise direction as a sign of invoking the energies of the deities.
- After the completion of Aarti, all devotees take the blessings from fire god.
- This Samai can lit five wicks simultaneously and has a holder in the center.
- Its religious appeal makes it a must-have for every altar to invoke the divine blessings.
- Made of thick brass with long lasting finish.
- Artistic carving and fine finish.
Specifications
- Material - Brass
- Pack of - 1
- Size - 65 cm (Height) , (Top W) 15 cm x 13 cm (Bottom W)
- Weight - 3 kg
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