Lakshmi Puja samagri checklist (लक्ष्मी पूजा सामग्री)
Everything the ritual needs, split into what the pandit carries and what your family keeps ready.
Two lists, not one. The split is what families actually need the night before, and nobody else in this market publishes it.
We bring — 6 items
Included in the Standard and Premium packages, carried by the pandit.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Havan samagri | Sacred wood, dried herbs and the ghee-soaked mix, measured for the full vidhi |
| Brass kalash and thali set | Cleaned before every booking and carried by the pandit |
| Roli, kalava, akshat, haldi | Sealed sachets, opened in front of you |
| Panchamrit set | Milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar in sealed portions |
| Incense, camphor, cotton wicks | Enough for the full vidhi and the aarti |
| Printed katha book | Sanskrit with a Hindi reading, so the family can follow along |
You keep ready — 6 things
Small, local and better bought fresh by the family the same morning.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| A clean space, ideally facing east | Roughly 6×6 feet of floor for the family to sit around the chowki |
| A low wooden chowki or table | For the kalash and the deity image |
| Fresh flowers and a marigold garland | Bought locally the same morning — we do not carry cut flowers |
| Fruit and sweets for prasad | Five kinds of fruit, and sheera or panjiri if your family keeps that custom |
| A new cloth — red or yellow | Placed under the kalash |
| Drinking water and a bucket | For the pandit and for the abhishek |
No separate dakshina envelope — it is inside the package price. No brass vessels, no havan kund, no printed katha book: the pandit carries all three. If a shop offers you a “complete kit”, the Standard package already covers what is in it.
If you booked the Basic package
Basic is pandit and vidhi only. Both lists above become yours to arrange, and a local puja-samagri shop will assemble the six items we normally bring for roughly ₹350–₹500. Show it to the pandit when he arrives so he can check the mix before the sankalp.
| Package | Samagri | Havan kund | Prasad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | You arrange both lists | You arrange | You arrange |
| Standard | We bring our six items | Included | Family arranges |
| Premium | We bring our six items | Included | Prasad for 25 included |
Questions about samagri
Can I supply my own samagri even on Standard?
Yes, and many families do when a particular item has been in the house for generations. Tell us on the app and the samagri line drops off the price.
Are the items new for every puja?
The consumables — herbs, ghee mix, kalava, incense — are new and sealed. The brass kalash and thali are the pandit’s own, cleaned before each booking.
We keep a regional custom. Will the pandit know it?
Say so when you book. Pandits are listed by sampradaya and region, and the app records notes like this against the booking.
Does the pandit need anything for himself?
Only drinking water and somewhere to keep his footwear. Dakshina is already paid through the app; nothing is expected at the door.
Packages and prices
| Basic | ₹2,899 |
|---|---|
| Standard | ₹3,299 |
Every line item is shown in the app before you pay. The website never takes a payment.