Sri Kumkumarchana Process

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1. Items Required for Kumkum Archana

1. Gandham
2. Flower
3. Dhupam/Incense sticks
4. Deepam-Set of 2
5. Naivedyam-anything as a set (2 Apples, 2 dates etc)
6. Tambulam (2 pan leave’s with 2 bettle nuts and fruits)
7. Akshataa’s (Rice mixed with Turmeric and a drop of oil)
8. Camphor
9. Haarti stand
10. Bell
11. Any Devi Photo
12. Kumkum
13. A wooden stool / Card board box
14. A new blouse piece to spread on the stool
15. Silver Plate/Palm leaf plate to keep ammavaru idol / picture
16. A bowl to hold Kumkum while doing archana
17. A plate to keep prasadam

Pre-Pooja Setups

• Take bath and wear traditional attire. Ladies wear a saree, with hair braided and bangles in hand. Men can wear pancha and kandwa / kurta pyjama with Uttareyam.
• Clean the Pooja place before joining the Pooja.
• Arrange the Pooja place in such a way it’s above the ground level (utmost 1ft above).
• Put the stool/ wooden card board and spread a new cloth on it.
• Arrange the Devi picture/Vigraham in a plate.
• And an empty bowl for putting the Kumkum.
• Try eating satvik food during these Auspicious days.
• Apply kumkum tilak on your forehead.
• Keep the laptop on such a way that we can see both you as well the Pooja set up.
• Video should be in on mute mode from the session starting to the end.
• Kumkum can be re-used.

Pooja Process

• The Pooja will be performed under the guidance of our Guruvu Garu.
• The Audio should be muted from starting till end of the session.
• The video should be on, from starting of the session till end.
• For every naamam/name please take fresh Kumkum and offer to Devi.
• If anyone would like to sing any Haarti song please leave a msg in the chat box in Zoom.

Note

• Please don’t participate if you are in your periods till 5th day.
• After the Pooja, if you want you can distribute Kumkum and Prasadam to all your family members.
• If any death or sutakam in your family, please don’t attend this program.