Diwali Puja Samagri List 2026 – Complete Shopping Checklist

Deities & Sacred Images

⭐ Goddess Lakshmi Idol or Image Clay, marble, or silver — newly cleaned or new

⭐ Lord Ganesh Idol Placed to the right of Lakshmi

Lord Kuber Idol or Image For wealth amplification (optional but recommended)

⭐ Silver Coins (Lakshmi-Ganesh) Placed during puja, kept in puja box year-round

Goddess Saraswati Image Optional — for learning/students

Diyas, Lamps & Candles

⭐ Clay Diyas (Earthen Lamps) Minimum 11 — ideally 21, 51, or 108

⭐ Large Puja Diya (Ghee) Special diya for the main puja altar

⭐ Pure Cow Ghee For puja diya — minimum 250g

⭐ Sesame/Mustard Oil For outer diyas (not main puja diya)

⭐ Cotton Wicks (Baati) Pure cotton, round or twisted — 1 pack

⭐ Aarti Thali with Diya Holder Brass or silver plate for performing aarti

Decorative Painted Diyas For decoration — windowsills, entrance, steps

⭐ Camphor (Kapoor) Tablets For camphor aarti at the end of puja

Flowers & Garlands

⚠️ Buy fresh flowers on the morning of puja day (November 8, 2026)

⭐ Marigold Flowers & Garlands Most sacred for Lakshmi — yellow and orange

⭐ Lotus Flowers Most beloved by Lakshmi — pink lotus preferred

Red Rose Petals For scattering around idol

⭐ Mango Leaves (Aam Patta) For kalash topping and toran (door garland)

Durva Grass (Doob) For Ganesh puja offering

⭐ Tulsi Leaves & Branch Sacred basil — for food offerings (naivedya)

Toran — Door Garland Marigold toran for entrance — welcomes Lakshmi

Incense & Fragrance

⭐ Agarbatti (Incense Sticks) Sandalwood, rose, or jasmine fragrance preferred

⭐ Dhoop Sticks or Cones Thicker fragrant smoke for purifying the space

⭐ Sandalwood Paste (Chandan) For tilak on idol and family members

⭐ Roli & Kumkum Red vermilion — for tilak on goddess and forehead

⭐ Haldi (Turmeric Powder) Purifying; used in multiple puja steps

Attar / Rose Water For gandhpushpa (fragrance offering)

Sacred Puja Vessels & Items

⭐ Kalash (Copper/Brass Pot) Filled with water; topped with mango leaves + coconut

⭐ Whole Coconut (Nariyal) Placed on kalash; used in Ganesh puja

⭐ Supari (Betel Nut) 5 supari for the puja — symbolizes auspiciousness

⭐ Paan / Betel Leaves For tambula offering (mouth freshener to the deity)

⭐ Panchamrit Ingredients Milk, curd, honey, ghee, sugar — for bathing the idol

⭐ Gangajal (Holy Water) For purification of puja items and space

⭐ Akshat (Unbroken Rice) Mixed with kumkum; offered at each puja step

⭐ Mauli (Sacred Red Thread) Red-yellow thread tied on wrist during puja

Achamani Set (Spoon & Small Vessel) For water-offering (arghya) during puja steps

Prasad & Food Offerings (Naivedya)

⭐ Kheel (Puffed/Roasted Rice) Traditional Diwali prasad — essential

⭐ Batasha (Sugar Discs) White sugar rounds — traditional Diwali sweet offering

⭐ Mishri (Rock Sugar / Crystal Sugar) For sweetening panchamrit and as prasad

⭐ Home-Made Sweets or Kheer Freshly prepared dessert — most sacred naivedya

⭐ Seasonal Fruits Banana, apple, pomegranate — for naivedya

Dry Fruits (Meva) Cashews, almonds, raisins — wealth symbol

⭐ Panchamrit (Prepared Mix) Milk+curd+honey+ghee+sugar in a small bowl

Decoration & Rangoli

⭐ Rangoli Colors (Powder) Red, yellow, white, green, blue — at entrance

Flower Petals for Rangoli Marigold and rose petals for natural rangoli

⭐ Puja Cloth (Red & Yellow) To spread under idols on the altar

String Lights / Fairy Lights Gold-warm LED lights for home decoration

Decorative Stickers (Swastik, Om, Shubh Labh) For doors, windows, and main entrance

Puja Essentials

⭐ Puja Thali (Brass/Steel Plate) Holds all items during puja

⭐ Mala (108-bead Rosary) Tulsi or lotus seed mala for mantra japa

Puja Vidhi Booklet Or use this guide — lakshmi-puja.html

⭐ Ghanta (Bell) Rung at the start of puja and during aarti

Shankh (Conch Shell) Blown to begin and end puja — optional

⭐ New Clothes for Family Worn during puja — tradition of new beginnings

⭐ Coins & Currency Notes Placed before Lakshmi for wealth blessing

Dhanteras Special (Nov 6)

⭐ Gold or Silver Item to Purchase Jewelry, coins, or vessels — auspicious on Dhanteras

New Utensils / Brassware Purchased on Dhanteras for prosperity

⭐ South-Facing Yamraj Diya Special diya placed facing south on Dhanteras night

Kuber Yantra Sacred geometric diagram for wealth — optional

🙏 Deities & Sacred Images

🪔 Diyas, Lamps & Candles

🌸 Flowers & Garlands

🪷 Incense & Fragrance

🏺 Sacred Puja Vessels & Items

🍬 Prasad & Food Offerings (Naivedya)

🎨 Decoration & Rangoli

📿 Puja Essentials

💰 Dhanteras Special (Nov 6)