Requirements of Chandi Homam

• copper pots for Kalasha or Kumbha (brass pot) 12 numbers,
• A brass pradhana kalasham big size,
• coconuts 50 nos.
• Dhovathi and uthareeyams 2 numbers,
• Red and Green colour sarees with Jaree borders 2 nos.,(silk saree 1 no.)

Ingredients of the Prasadam to be prepared (this depends on what neivediya you are preparing)

• Betel leaves 100 numbers
• Betel nuts 200 numbers,
• Bananas 2 dozen daily,
• Usual fruits 5 verities each 11 numbers daily,
• Usual pooja items like oil lamps, incense, agarbathis etc.
• Lotus flower for Goddess Saraswathi and Goddess Lakshmi. Jasmine for Durga. Avoid wild flowers.
• Hawan sticks 20 kattas big size,
• Hawan cow ghee 5 kg., Good veriety ghee 2kg.,
• Hawan powder 1 and half kilo,
• Blouse peaces 30 numbers,
• dry coconuts 12 numbers,
• Mango leaves and pancha pallavamulu,
• colour thread ball 2 numbers, white colour thread balls 2 nos.,
• camphor 1 big packet,
• date fruits 51 numbers,
• almonds 300 grams,
• Khaju,kissmiss 300 grams,
• paper cups 12 numbers,
• paper plates
• haldi 250 grams,
• kumkum 250 grams,
• astagandham 1 box,
• oil lamps 2 numbers,
• bricks and sand 36 numbers,
• poornahuthi puja item set 1 big packet,

Rice good veriety 25 kgs.,

• sitting mats 12 numbers,
• Japa maalas 5 numbers,
• deeksha dovathi and uthareeyams for pandits 7 numbers,with good bigsize borders,
• cow milk 5 liitres daily, curd 1 kg daily, Honey 1/4 k.g.,
• kukumbhar (boodida gummadi) 5 numbers,
• limes 12 nos.
• Dharba (dry grass) 1 katta, One rupee coins 100 numbers,
• Wheat 1250 grams,
• Kandi pappu 1250 grams,
• Pesara pappu 1250 gms,
• shanaga pappu 1250 gms,
• bobbarlu 1250 gms,
• white nuvvulu 1250 gms,
• minapappu 1250 gms,
• ulavalu 1250 gms,
• nava dhaanyalu all mixed 2 kgs.,
• Sugar 2kg.,
• wheat powder 2kg,
• rice powder kg,
• uddarini, tarpana pathra 6 nos,
• brass utencils big size 3 nos.,
• brass utencils small size 3 nos,
• bilva pathraas,
• maaredu kaayalu 50 nos,

If you are giving gifts to women invited for Navratri Pooja, then the bag should contain betel leaves, betel nuts, a pair of round turmeric roots, a coconut, fruits, sweets, flowers, a small gift. You can also include cosmetics like eye kohl, kumkuma, bangles, comb etc.