
Upanayan Samskaar
Instructions
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Fasting is preferred.
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The poojan to be done while facing East, North-East, or North.
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No leather wallet, belt, or leather wrist watch should be worn.
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Quietness is preferred. Please keep all cellphones switched off or on vibration mode.
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Duration of Pooja will be 5 to 6 hours.
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Parents and the Child will be needed for Poojan.
List of Items (Please contact if any of the items cannot be found)
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4 Bajoth (Chauki), 2 Copper Kalash, Red silk or Velvet cloth (2’ x 4’) to cover Bajoth
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6 Steel dish, 12 small steel bowls, 6 steel spoons
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48 Sopari (betelnut), 16 Paan leaves,
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5 Lb. Rice, 1 Lb. whole wheat
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Kumkum-Chandan, Nadachhadi (Moli or Kalawa), 5 Janoi
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Water, Panchamrut, Ghee-Gud or Modak, Sweets, Dry-fruit Prasadam, Various Fruits, 3 Coconuts
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Akhand Deep (Diya), 3 Diya, Aarti (5 Diya),
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Incense sticks, Karpur, Match Box, Ghee for Diya
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Ganesh Idol, Ambika Idol,
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(25) Dollar bills, 30 Quarter coins, Silver Cow (3)
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Loose Flowers (Marigold, Rose, etc.), Tulsi, Durwa, Darbh
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Paper Napkins, Cloth Napkins, a small Trash Bag, and a container to get the extra water out.
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Hawan Samagri, Ghee, dry half-size coconut. Hawan wood sticks, Camphor, Hawan Kund (Fire-Pit)
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4 feet long, 3/4" thick wooden stick, white or cream cotton or silk Dhoti (1)
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A cloth for Gath-Bandhan, Manek-Stambh, Pithi
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White colored 4' x 6' cloth to cover Guru-Shishya while Diksha
Sequence
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Beginning of Poojan
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Panchayatan Poojan
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Ganesh Ambika Poojan
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Punyahvaachan
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Matruka-VasorDhara Poojan
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VishvaDev-Aayushya-Nandi-Brahman Varan
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Mandap-ManekStambh
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Agni Dev-Hawan Kund Bhumi Poojan
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NavGrah Poojan
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Grah-Shanti Hawan and Hawan Purna-Aahuti
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Diksha Samskaar, Bhiksha Grahanam
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Kashi Yatra
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Offering Prasadam
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Aarti
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Final Poojan and Conclusion
Dakshina (Donation) charges for Upanayan Samskaar Poojan will be $1551.00.