KumkumArchana Process

1. Items  Required for Kumkmum 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)
• But 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.