Vishnu Pooje in Bangalore

Vishnu Puja samagri list

• Vishnu or Lakshmi-Narayan idol or picture
• Shaligram, if the family keeps one
• Yellow cloth for the chowki
• Fresh tulsi leaves
• Yellow flowers and garland
• Kalash with mango leaves and coconut
• Chandan (sandalwood paste), haldi and akshat
• Panchamrit and Ganga jal
• Janeu and yellow vastra
• Ghee diya, cotton wicks and camphor
• Incense and dhoop
• Fruits, especially bananas
• Sweets such as besan laddoo or panjiri
• Betel leaves and supari

The Pandit confirms the final list for your family's vidhi, and Pandit ji can arrange the samagri in Bangalore at an additional cost, agreed after discussion.

Vishnu Puja vidhi, step by step

1. 1Preparation of the altar. A chowki with yellow cloth is set with an image or idol of Vishnu or Lakshmi-Narayan, a kalash, diya and tulsi leaves.
2. 2Ganesh Pujan and sankalp. After a brief Ganesh Pujan, the Pandit takes a sankalp with the family's names, gotra and intention.
3. 3Avahan with Purusha Suktam. Lord Vishnu is invoked with the sixteen verses of the Purusha Suktam, each accompanying an upachara.
4. 4Shodashopachara offerings. Vishnu is offered panchamrit snan, yellow vastra, chandan, tulsi, yellow flowers, incense, lamp and naivedya.
5. 5Vishnu Sahasranama path. The thousand names of Vishnu are recited, sometimes followed by japa of Om Namo Narayanaya or Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.
6. 6Aarti and pushpanjali. The family performs Om Jai Jagdish Hare or a traditional Vishnu aarti and offers flowers with prayers.