Once the date of Satyanarayan Puja is decided, the devotees must prepare a list of items required to perform this ritual successfully. It is very important to make necessary arrangements at least a day before the puja so that nothing is left out. Puja items can be bought from any local shop.
item list:
- Kumkum Powder
- turmeric powder
- Rangoli
- Incense stick
- Kapoor
- 30 betel nuts
- 2 coconuts
- Dry five fruits
- 5 almonds
- lots of flowers offered to god
- One thousand basil leaves (desi basil)
- banana tree for pavilion
- A square-shaped wooden seat for the idols to sit on
- 2 copper jars
- 2 trays
- 1 pitambari
- Mixture of curd, milk, honey, ghee and sugar to prepare Panchamrita
- sandalwood paste
- Akshat, or rice grains with turmeric powder
- sandalwood sticks
- 2 flower garlands
- shell
- worship bell
- a piece of new cloth
- ghee lamp
- oil lamp
- 1 kg raw rice
- 1 kg sweet semolina for syrup preparation to be offered as prasadam to the deity
- Coconut of number 6 after completing each chapter of Satyanarayan Katha
- Sirni – A specially prepared prasad offered to the Lord, prepared by mixing flour, sugar, semolina with milk. Optional garnishings can be added to the prasadam, such as crushed coconut, fruits, cherries, cashews, peanuts, raisins etc.
Source: https://www.satyanarayanpuja.org/satyanarayan-puja-items.html
Joy on 21 October 2022