Friday, July 16, 2010

Pooja Thali


The Pooja Thali is a completre set of auspicious items used for worship, celebrations , rituals in a Hindu home. Be it a Pooja, welcoming a new born baby, a Birthday or Raksha Bandhan, the pooja thali is polished and arranged. It has the regular Kumkum ( Roli, vermillion) , haldi ( turmeric) , Chawal ( rice), Mouli Dhaga ( red & yellow thread), Diya ( lamp). For other elaborate worship , other items added to the thaali are supari ( beetlenut), laung elaichi ( cloves and cardamom) , dried fruits, misri / batassa ( cane sugar candy), kapoor (Camphor), taal makhana (lotus seed), mithai (sweets) , agarbatti ( incense sticks), chandan powder ( sandalwood) and a gold coin.

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