Date: Friday 10 Sepetember 2021

Time: 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM

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Preparation at your home (You could use most of the items as available at home):

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• Small Shri Ganesh Idol or Turmeric Ganesh or Lord Ganesh Ji Photo

• Manjal (Tumeric), Kumkum, Sandal Paste (1 tea spoon each)

• Dhoopam (incense sticks),  Ghee wick

• Small lamp - wick, oil, matchbox/lighter

• Arathi plate (small one) with ghee lamp to show aarathi

• Beetel leaves, supari (beetle nut), 4 bananas, optionally one tail coconut (with husk) and one coconut without husk

• Flowers - loose flowers for Archana (garland if you could make and available)

• $1 X 2 = coins

• Some fruits 

• Prepare Neivedium or Prasadm offering as you wish, or as per your family tradition, we will offer this at the end of the prayer Lord Ganesha.

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What preparation is required before the start of the prayer (do this around 06:00-06:30 pm)

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• Clean the place where you want to perform the prayer 

• Decorate a place where you want to perform the prayer, simple decoration will do. Like put small kolam, rangoli

• Place the photo or Ganesh Idol or make turmeric paste and make small manjal/turmeric ganesha 

• Make some akshada - mix one handful of raw rice with turmeric, add very little water and small pinch of ghee

• Make a small garland possible

• Make some loose flowers for archana

• Prepare the lamp with wick, oil and keep it ready

• 2 incense sticks 

• Small ghee/nei diya / deepam ready for aarathi

• Place some fruits, bananas, coconut in a place and keep it near for offerings later

• Make any small prasadam as needed (one sweet prasadam small quantity will do) or do prepare as per family tradition