List of pooja materials required to perform Chowla Upanayanam / Thread Ceremony:
1) Turmeric powder – 100 grams
2) Kumkum – 1 Packet
3) Sandalwood Paste /Powder – 1 Packet
4) Incesense Sticks (Agarbathi) – 1 Packet
5) Camphor – 1 Packet
6) Betel Leaves and Nuts – 10
7) Flowers – 2 Bunches
8) Garlands (Special) – 1
9) Fruits – 12 Bananas and Other Fruits
10) Coconuts – 4 nos
11) Rice – 2 kg
12) Kalasa Vastram – 1 Towel or 2 Yards fabric
13) Honey – 1 Small bottle
14) Ghee – 500 grams
15) Coins (quarters) – 20
16) Sugar – 1 Packet
17) Sugar Candy (Kalakanda) – 1 Packet
18) New Dhoti – 2 (1 Pair)
19) Dry Coconut (Whole) – 1 nos
20) New Utensil (Small or Medium Size) – 1 nos
21) Jandhyam/Yagnopaveetham (Either Gold or Silver) – 3 Strands
22) Scissors – 1
23) Deepam (Lamp)
24) Oil – As required
25) Match box
26) Cotton wicks
27) Kalasam
28) Panchapatra
29) Uddharini
30) Small Trays 2 nos
31) Big Trays 2 nos
32) Small Cups 5 nos
33) Asirvada New dresses
34) Blankets 2 nos. (for guest seating)
35) Paper Napkins sufficient numbers
36) Paper Plates sufficient numbers
For Telugu Sampradayam:
Jilakara/Bellam
For Tamil Sampradayam:
Paruppu Thenga