- A Clay image of Lord Ganesha.
- Red flowers half kg.
- Druva Grass blades
- Modak (jaggery filled sweet)108 or 51 or 27 nos.,
- Coconuts 3 nos.
- Blouse peaces 2 nos.
- Dhovathi & uttareeyam 1 no. each
- Ganga water bottle,
- colour thread ball 1 no.
- Kajoor dry fruits
- Rice 3 kg.,
- almonds 200 gms.,
- Red chandan (Sandalwood paste)
- Incense and agarbathis
- cow milk, curd, pure honey, sugar, cow ghee all together half a litre,
- fruit juices,
- mango leaves,
- betel leaves 21 nos.,
- betel nuts 21 nos.,
- camphor 1packet,
- oil lamps 2 nos.,
- mangala haarathi plate with ghee lamps 2 nos.,
- copper pot 1 no.
- ceremonial thread 1 no.
- fruits 21 nos.,
- First clean the house and take a bath.
- A Clay image of Lord Ganesha is installed in a raised platform.
- Pray to Lord Ganesh and you can recite mantras or bhajans dedicated to Lord Ganesha.
- Next step is to invoke Ganesha into the image. This is known as pran-prathishta. The Pran Prathista mantra in Sanskrit to be invoked is found in the Rig Veda and is part of Ganesh Suktha.
Now Ganesha is installed in the idol and one can perform arati and light the lamps. Some people perform the shhodashopachara, which are 16 forms of paying tribute to Ganesha.
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- Offer 21 blades of Druva Grass.
- Offer 21 modakas
- Offer red flowers half a kg.
- Apply a tilak using red Sandalwood paste.
- Break the coconut or just keep it along with the idol. You can also keep fried grains. (The food of the rat – the vehicle of Ganesha).
- You can also recite the 108 salutations dedicated to Lord Ganesha or read the Ganesha Upanishad or just simply pray.
The number 21 signifies - the five organs of perception, five organs of action, five vital airs (pranas), five elements, and the mind.
While performing Ganesha Puja at home, you can always be flexible. The strict rituals are meant for Vedic priests. All you need be careful is to perform the pujas with a clean body and clean mind. What is more important is devotion not the ritual.
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