Navratri Ghatsthapana Day 1 Items, Procedure – 25 September 2014

GHATSTHAPANA ITEMS

There are several items required to perform the Ghatsthapana puja. The below list will help you in collecting all of these Ghatsthapana items.

• Kalash
• Unpeeled Coconut
• Clean soil free of stones and pebbles
• Seven different grains including barley (jou), sesame (til), rice (chaval), green gram (moong), foxtail millet (kangni/ral), chickpea (chana/harbara), and wheat (gehu)
• Fresh tab water (if you are unable to get sacred water)
• Sacred thread
• Beatle nuts (Supari)
• Perfume (Ittar)
• Coins
• Akshat (rice mixed with a little kumkum)
• 5 leaves of mango tree
• Flowers, garlands and durva
• A medium large clay or metal pitcher

GHATSTAPANA PROCEDURE

• First take the clay or metal pitcher and add some clean soil to it. Make sure you do not all the entire soil but just create a thick layer. Now add the seven different grains as mentioned above on this layer and cover it with the rest of the soil.
• Now take the Kalasha and tie the sacred thread by its neck. Add the water to this Kalasha along with Beatle nut (supari), coin, perfume (ittar), little durva grass and a few Akshat.
• Now arrange the five mango leaves on the neck of the Kalasha such that their stem region remains immersed in the water and the tip outside the Kalasha.
• Now take the unpeeled coconut and place it on the top of the Kalasha.
• Once you Kalasha is ready, place it in the center of the grain pot mentioned above
• Pour some water around the Kalasha in the soil to the grains
• Now worship it by offering flowers and garlands

Ghatasthapana is one of the significant rituals during Navratri. It marks the beginning of nine days festivity. Our scriptures have well defined rules and guidelines to perform Ghatasthapana during a certain period of time at the beginning of Navratri.

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