Kansas City Hindu Temple Timings:
WEEKDAYS 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Aarti at 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM
SATURDAY 9:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Aarti at 12:00 Noon & at 7:30 PM
SUNDAYS 9:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Aarti at 12:00 Noon & at 7:30 PM
Abishekam Pooja Items List:
Turmeric ( Haldi Powder) (Ganesh, Shiva Kritikai don’t need) 2 –3 tsp.
KumKum (Ganesh, Shiva Kritikai don’t need) 1–2 tsp.
Sandal Paste (Chandan) 1 tsp.
Fresh Flowers Minimum 1 bouquet Regular Grocery store or contact Panditji.
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5.
Milk 1 gallon.
Home or Store Yogurt (mix with water or milk and grind) Minimum ½ gallon.
Ghee (Purified Butter) 5 tsp.
Sugarcane Juice Minimum 1 can.
Honey 5 tsp
Orange Juice ½ gallon.
Coconut water can Minimum 1 can.
Vastram (Clothes for God) (Optional)
Bananas Minimum 5 bananas
Oranges Minimum 5 oranges
Apples Minimum 5 apples
Mangoes (if available) Minimum 5 mangoes.
Grapes 1 pound.
Pears Minimum 5 pears
More fruits (Your choice)
Coconut 1
Home cooked Prasadam To serve 15 –20 people
Rose water 1 small bottle
Priest Dakshina
Aksharabyasam Pooja Items List:
Flowers – 1 bouquet
Coconut – 1
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) – Minimum 5
Some fruits
Uncooked rice – 2 pounds
New clothes for baby (dress and bring baby to temple in new clothes)
Home cooked Prasadam
Black board and chalk Books and pencils
Priest Dakshina – your convenience
Annaprasana Pooja Items List:
Turmaric powder , kumkum.
coconuts-2.
blouse pieces-2
betel leaves-6.
betel nute-2.
coins-2.
incense sticks.
oil lamps-2.
one oil lamp for aarati.
match box.
prasadam.
payasam for feeding baby.
rice for akshata.
fruits-6.
flowers-1bunch.
sandal powder.
mango leaves ( if available ).
kalasam & pooja mandap
gods photos.
priest dakshina.
Atma Shanti Puja Items List:
Flowers 1 bouquet
Fruits
Milk (NO Skim Milk) ½ gallon
Mud lamp (diya) – 3 lamps
Ghee – ½ cup
Thiri (100% cotton thread for lighting lamp)
Vegetables, rice and other cooking items for daan dakshina – Your convenience
Priest Dakshina
Ayusha Homam Puja Items List:
Turmeric (Haldi Powder) 2–3 tsp
KumKum – 1–2 tsp
Sandal Paste (Chandan) 1 tsp
Fresh Flowers Minimum 30–50 individual flowers
Incense sticks (Agarbathi) – 10
Cardamom Powder (Elaichi powder) 2–3 tsp
Cloves (Lavangam) – 10–15
Nut meg (Jadhika, Jaiful) 5
Saffron (KumKum Kesar) 1 small box
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Mango leaves – 1 bunch
Uncooked Rice (Any kind) 2 –3 pounds
Milk (NO Skim Milk) Quarter cup
Yogurt – Quarter cup
Ghee (Purified Butter) – 16 Fl. Oz.
Sugar – 2 tsp
Honey – 1 tspVastram (Clothes for God) (NO BLACK color) 2 pieces
New dress for baby (bring baby dressed in new clothes)
Bananas Minimum 5 bananas
Oranges Minimum 5 oranges
Apples Minimum 5 apples
Mangoes (if available)
Minimum 5 mangoes
Regular Grocery store
Grapes 1 pound
Pears Minimum 5 pears
More fruits (Your choice)
Coconut Minimum 2 coconuts
Dry fruits and dry nuts ( Sukha Mewa) 5 kinds (300gms)
Jaggery (Gud or Vellam or Bellamu) 1 cup powdered
Havan samagri packet 1 packet
Home cooked Prasadam
Aluminum foil tray (8×8 size) or circular foil tray (Not required if homam performed at the temple) 3 pieces
Kids Play Sand or Tube sand (Not required if homam performed at the temple)
Aluminum foil sheet 1 roll
New Comb, Small mirror
Five One-dollar bills and 5 quarters (Total $6.25)
Priest Dakshina
Baby Shower Pooja Items List:
Picture / Idol of Lord Satyanaryana
Turmeric Powder – One(1) packet
Kumkum Powder – One(1) packet
Sandal-Wood Paste – Little (if available)
Akshta (Raw Rice Smeared With Turmeric Powder) – in small bowl/cup
Pooja Mandapam – One(1) [if available]
Oil Lamp Stands – Two(2)
A Small Lamp – One(1) [for Aarathi]
Camphor – Little
Incense Sticks – One(1) Packet
Flowers – One Or Two Bunches
Fruits – Five(5) different kinds, Five(5) of each kind, Total 25
Kalasa – One(1) [if available]
one towel and one blouse piece [for Kalasavastra]
Panchamrutam – (Cup of Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)
Betel Leaves – 15
Nuts – 20 number,dry dates -20
Coconuts – Two (One for Kalasa, One for Lord)
Naivedya Or Prasad – (Kesari Type or any Sweet-Pudding)
Mango Leaves – few bunches [if available]
Oil – [for Holy Lamp/Deepam]
Cotton Wicks – [for Holy Lamp]
Matchbox – One (1)
Bell – One(1) [if available]
Ghee – One(1) Bottle [for Homam, if available]
Aluminium Trays – Two(2) [for Homam Purpose]
Paper Bowls – Nine(9) [for Nava Dhanyams]
Plates, Vessels, Spoons – few of each [for Pooja needs]
Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins – [for Pooja needs]
Scissors – One(1) [to cut flowers and any packets]
Scotch Tape – [if necessary to aid decoration/alankar]
Navadhanyas (Wheat, Rice, Redgram, Greengram, Black Gram, Bengal Gram, Blackeyedpeas, Sesameseeds, Horse Gram. All these grains are available in any Indian/Desi store. Small packets are sufficient. Please arrange each kind of dhanya in a Pooja/Paper bowl before Priest arrives)
Dried Wood Chips/Fire Wood and wood chips packet – One(1) (preferably which emit less smoke, available in convenience stores
like Albertsons/Wal-Mart/TomThumb).
Havan Samagri Powder – One(1) Packet
Tulasi Plant
Comb – One(1)
Bangles – Dozen or more
Saree – One or more
Blouse Piece – One or more
Priest dakshina
Grahapravesham Puja Items List:
Photo of lord ganesha and lord satyannarayana swamy.
Turmeric powder
Kumkum powder
Coconuts – 6
Yellow pumpkin – 1
New steel dish for boiling the milk
Milk – 1gal
Mandap for keeping god ( if not available ask to priest ).
Blouse pieces – 2
Kalasam – 1. ( available in ambica store )
Betel leaves – 12
Betel nuts ( supari ) – 12
Dry dates – 12 ( if not available take any dry fruit )
Flowers – 2 bunches.
Fruits – 5 types ( total twenty in count )
Navadhanyam ( available in ambica store )
Disposable bowls – 12
Sandal powder
Incense sticks
Oil lamps – 4 ( 2 minimum )
Match box – 1
Panchamrutam ( milk , yogurt , honey , ghee , sugar )
Mango leaves
Coins – 12
Prasadam ( kesari or any traditional prasadam )
Two plates for pooja needs
Scissors ( to cut flowers and any packets )
Raw rice for making akshata and for mandap
Two aluminum trays for homam ( havan)
Lemons – 6
Priest dakshina.
Hiranyashrardam Puja Items List:
Flowers 1 bouquet
Incense sticks 10
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Some fruits Milk (NO Skim Milk) ½ gallon
Milk (NO Skim Milk) 1 quart
Plain Yogurt 1 quart
Uncooked rice 3 pounds
Moong dal 2 cups
Pepper and Fenugreek seeds 2 – 3 table spoons
Mustard seeds 2 – 3 table spoons
Mendium (Methi seeds) 2 – 3 table spoons
Dry red peppers 5 – 10
Black sesame seeds (Yellu or Thil) 1 packet
Home cooked Vada for prasadam
Kheer
Cooking green banana Minimum 2
Cooking green banana Minimum 2
Fresh Okra 2 pounds
Bitter gourd (Pavakka or Karela) 2 –3
Fresh spinach 1 bunch
Money (Change for $2 in coins)
Priest Dakshina Your convenience
Rice flour 2 pounds
Honey 1 bottle
Milk (NO Skim Milk) 1 quart
Plain Yogurt 1 quart
Ghee 3 –5 table spoons
Cooking green banana Minimum 2
Marriage Pooja Items List:
Marriage Hall and Mandap
Picture / Idol of Lord Ganesha
Turmeric, Kumkum Powder – One packet each
Sandal-Wood Paste – Little (if available)
Akshta – in Large bowl/cup [Raw Rice Smeared With Turmeric Powder]
Cumin Seed and Jaggery/Gud – [if you have in your custom]
Oil Lamp Stands – Two(2)
A Small Lamp – One(1) [for Aarathi]
Camphor – Little
Incense Sticks – One(1) Packet
Flowers – One Or Two or More Bunches
Fruits – Five(5) different kinds, Five(5) of each kind, Total 25
Kalasa – One(1) [if available]
one towel and one blouse piece[for Kalasavastra]
Panchamrutam – (Cup of Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)
Betel Leaves – 15
Nuts and dry dates—20
(a)Coconuts – Two(2) [One for Kalasa, One for Lord]
(b)Green Coconuts – Two(2) [if available]
Naivedya Or Prasad – (Kesari Type or any Sweet-Pudding)
Mango Leaves – few bunches [if available]
Oil – [for Holy Lamp/Deepam]
Cotton Wicks – [for Holy Lamp]
Matchbox – One (1)
Bell – One(1) [if available]
Ghee – One(1) Bottle [for Homam, if available]
Aluminum Trays – Two(2) [for Homam Purpose]
Plates, Vessels, Spoons – few of each [for Pooja needs]
Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins – [for Pooja needs]
Scissors – One(1) [to cut flowers and any packets]
Scotch Tape – [if necessary to aid decoration/alankar]
Umbrella – One(1) [for Kasi Yatra]
Wood stick – One(1) [for Kasi Yatra]
Dried Wood Chips/Fire Wood – [for Homam](preferably which emit less smoke, available in convenience stores like Albertsons/Wal-Mart/TomThumb)
Stone – One(1)
Antarpaat Or Screen – One(1)
Panchapatra and Small Plate – One each [for Aachaman]
Garlands – Two(2) [for Bride & Groom]
Puffed Rice – One(1) Cup [for Laja Homam]
Mangalasutram
Basikams – Two(2) [if you have such custom]
Lakshmi Or Gowri Photo – [for Gowri Pooja]
Mundan Ceremony Pooja Items List:
Turmeric (Haldi Powder) (if at temple, not necessary).
KumKum (if at temple, not necessary) 1 – 2 tsp
Fresh Flowers 1 bouquet
Incense sticks (Agarbathi) 5
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Mango leaves 1 bunch
Vastram (Clothes for God) (NO BLACK color) 1 piece
Brand new scissors for hair cut 1
New dress for baby
Some fruits 1 plate full of fruits
Coconut Minimum 2 coconuts
Uncooked rice 1 plate full
Dry fruits and dry nuts (Sukha Mewa) 5 kinds (300gms)
Jaggery (Gud or Vellam or Bellamu) 1 cup powdered
Home cooked Prasadam
Five One dollar bills and 5 quarters (Total $6.25)
Priest Dakshina Your Wish
Namakaranam Ceremony Pooja Items List:
Turmeric ( Haldi Powder) (if at temple, not necessary) 2 – 3 tsp
KumKum (if at temple, not necessary) 1 – 2 tsp
Sandal powder or tablets 1 tsp
Fresh Flowers 1 bouquet
Incense sticks (Agarbathi) 5
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Mango leaves 1 bunch
Vastram (Clothes for God) (NO BLACK color) 1 piece
Prepare for Mother’s milk for baby in the middle of ceremony
New dress for baby
Some fruits – 1 plate full of fruits
Honey – 1 tsp
Dry coconut – ½ piece
Sugar cubes 1 cup
Coconut – Minimum 2 coconuts
Uncooked rice 2 pounds
Home cooked Prasadam
Five One dollar bills and 5 quarters (Total $6.25)
Priest Dakshina
Navagraha Homam Puja Items List:
Turmeric ( Haldi Powder) (if at temple, not necessary) 2 – 3 tsp
KumKum (if at temple, not necessary) 1 – 2 tsp
Sandal Paste (Chandan) 1 tsp
Fresh Flowers Minimum 30 – 50 individual flowers
Incense sticks (Agarbathi) 10
Cardamom Powder (Elaichi powder) 2 – 3 tsp
Cloves (Lavangam) 10 – 15
Nut meg (Jadhika) 5
Saffron (KumKum Kesar) 1 small box
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Mango leaves 1 bunch
Uncooked Rice (Any kind) 2 –3 pounds
Milk (NO Skim Milk) Quarter cup
Yogurt Quarter cup
Ghee (Purified Butter) 16 Fl. Oz.
Sugar 2 tsp
Honey 1 tsp
Vastram (Clothes for God) (NO BLACK color) 2 pieces
Bananas Minimum 5 bananas
Oranges Minimum 5 oranges
Apples Minimum 5 apples
Mangoes (if available) OR Minimum 5 mangoes
Grapes 1 pound
Pears Minimum 5 pears
More fruits (Your choice)
Coconut Minimum 2 coconuts
Dry fruits and dry nuts ( Sukha Mewa) 5 kinds (300gms)
Jaggery (Gud or Vellam or Bellamu) 1 cup powdered
Havan samagri packet 1 packet
Home cooked Prasadam Your convinenice
Aluminum foil tray (8×8 size) or circular foil tray. (Not required if homam performed at the temple) 3 pieces
Kids Play Sand or Tube Sand (Not required if homam performed at the temple)
Aluminum foil sheet 1 roll
Five One dollar bills and 5 quarters (Total $6.25)
Priest Dakshina
Rudrabishekam Pooja Items List:
Sandal Paste (Chandan) 1 tsp
Fresh Flowers Minimum 1 bouquet
Incense sticks (Agarbathi) 10
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Mango leaves 1 bunch
Uncooked Rice (Any kind) 2 –3 pounds
Milk (NO Skim Milk) Minimum 1 gallon
Yogurt (mix with water or milk and grind) Minimum 1 gallon
Ghee (Purified Butter) 5 tsp
Sugarcane Juice Minimum 1 can
Honey 1 small bottle
Orange Juice ½ gallon
Coconut water can Minimum 1 can
Vastram (Clothes for God) white or red color 1 meter
Bananas Minimum 5 bananas
Oranges Minimum 5 oranges
Apples Minimum 5 apples
Mangoes (if available) Minimum 5 mangoes
Grapes 1 pound
Pears Minimum 5 pears
More fruits (Your choice)
Coconut 2
Dry fruits and dry nuts (Sukha Mewa) 5 kinds (300gms)
Home cooked Prasadam to serve 15 –20 people
Dhoti for Shiva
Priest Dakshina
Sahasranama Puja Items List:
Vishnu Sahasranama Archana
Flowers 30 – 50 individual flowers
Coconut 1
5 different varieties of fruits 1 plate full of fruits
Home cooked Prasadam (Kheer or Halwas) To serve 15-20 people
Priest Dakshina
Lakshmi Sahasranama Puja Item List
Haldi Powder 2 tsp
Kum Kum 1 small bowl
Flowers 30 – 50 individual flowers Regular Grocery store or Panditji
Coconut 1
5 different varieties of fruits 1 plate full of fruits
Home cooked Prasadam (Kheer or Halwas) To serve 15-20 people
Priest Dakshina
Durga Sahasranama Puja Item List
Haldi Powder 2 tsp
Kum Kum 1 small bowl
Flowers 30 – 50 individual flowers
Coconut 1
5 different varieties of fruits 1 plate full of fruits
Home cooked Prasadam (Kheer or Halwas) To serve 15-20 people
Priest Dakshina
Satyanarayana Puja Items List:
Turmeric powder
Kumkum powder
Photo of lord satyannarayana swamy and idol of lord ganesha (if not available ask to priest)
Mandap for keeping god (if not available ask to priest)
Coconuts – 3 minimum
Blouse pieces – 2
Kalasam – 1. ( available in ambica store )
Betel leaves – 12
Betel nuts ( supari ) – 12
Dry dates – 12 ( if not available take any dry fruit )
Flowers – 2 bunches.
Fruits – 5 types ( total twenty in count )
Navadhanyam ( available in ambica store )
Disposable bowls – 12
Sandal powder
Incense sticks
Oil lamps – 4 ( 2 minimum )
Match box – 1
Panchamrutam ( milk , yogurt , honey , ghee , sugar )
Mango leaves
Coins – 12
Prasadam ( kesari or any traditional prasadam )
Two plates for pooja needs
Scissors ( to cut flowers and any packets )
Raw rice for making akshata and for mandap
Priest dakshina
Shshtipoorthi (60th Birthday) Pooja Items List:
Picture / Idol of Lord Ganesha
Picture / Idol of Lord Satyanarayana Swamy
Turmeric – One packet each *
Kumkum Powder – One packet each*
Sandal-Wood Paste – Little {if available}*
Akshta (raw rice smeared with turmeric powder and ghee) – in small bowl*
Incense Sticks – One(1) packet*
Camphor – Little
Oil Lamp Stands – Two(2)
A Small Lamp – One(1) [for Aarathi]
Oil or Ghee [for Holy Lamp]*
Cotton Wicks [for Holy Lamp]
Flowers – One Or Two Bunches *
Fruits – Five(5) different kinds *
Betel Leaves – 20 number *
Betel Nuts – 20 number and dry dates *
Coconuts – Two ([One for Kalasa, One for Lord] and also if preferred, *
can offer additional Five [one per chapter for five chapters in story])
Pooja Mandapam – One(1) {if available}
A small vessel to keep coconut – One(1) [for Kalasa/Kumbha]
Matchbox – One (1)
Bell – One(1) {if available}
one towel and blouse piece[for Kalasa vastra] *
Panchamrutham (Milk, Curd/Yogurt, Ghee, Honey and Sugar)*
Naivedya Or Prasad – (Kesari Type or any traditional Sweet-Pudding, preferably prepared with Sooji, Sugar, Ghee, Milk, Dry Fruits)
Mango Leaves – few bunches {if available} *
Rice – 1 pound *
Plates, Vessels, Spoons [for pooja needs]
Paper Towel/Kitchen Napkins [for pooja needs] *
Scissors [to cut flowers and any packets]
Scotch Tape [if necessary to aid decoration/alankar]
Paper Bowls – Nine(9) [for Navadhanyas]
Navadhanyas (Wheat, Rice, Redgram, Greengram, Black Gram, Bengal Gram, Blackeyedpeas, Sesameseeds, Horse Gram. All these grains are available in any Indian store. Small packets are sufficient. Please arrange each kind of dhanya in a paper bowl before Priest arrives)
Coins -12.
Priest dakshina.
Third Sunday Puja Items List:
Turmeric (Haldi Powder) (Ganesh, Shiva Kritikai don’t need)
KumKum (Ganesh, Shiva Kritikai don’t need) 1 –2 tsp
Sandal Paste (Chandan) 1 tsp
Fresh Flowers Minimum 1 bouquet
Betel leaves and nuts (Pan, Supari) Minimum 5
Milk 1 gallon
Home or Store Yogurt (mix with water or milk and grind) Minimum ½ gallon
Ghee (Purified Butter) 5 tsp
Sugarcane Juice Minimum 1 can
Honey 5 tsp
Orange Juice ½ gallon
Coconut water can Minimum 1 can
Vastram (Clothes for God) Optional
Bananas Minimum 5 bananasOranges Minimum 5 oranges
Apples Minimum 5 apples
Mangoes (if available) Minimum 5 mangoes
Grapes 1 pound
Pears Minimum 5 pears
More fruits (Your choice)
Coconut 1
Home cooked Prasadam to serve 15 –20 people
Rose water 1 small bottle
Priest Dakshina
Vahana Puja Items List:
Lemon or Lime 4
Coconut 1
Bananas 5
Apples 2
Priest Dakshina
This puja is only performed after the regular temple aarti each day.
If it is raining, snowing, or very low temperature we can not perform this puja. Please schedule on a day with good weather.
After the puja, you have to remove/clean coconut and lemon pieces.
Instructions
1) Suggested Donation $31 for Hindu Temple
2) Suggested Dakshina $11 for Priest
3) This puja can be performed every day but not during regular Aarti.
4) In Extreme weather conditions (rain, snow or cold) we may not perform the Vahana Puja. Please schedule on a day with moderate weather.
5) After Puja you are requested to place used puja items (pieces of lemon, coconut and/or fruits) in the basket placed near the Vahana Puja area. Please do not leave any item unattended in parking lot before you drive away your vehicle.
Wedding Anniversary Puja Items List:
Flowers 1 bouquet
Coconut 1
Some fruits
Priest Dakshina
Note: Please contact Panditji and/or Manager to schedule a puja
Kansas City Hindu Temple Contact
Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Kansas City
6330 Lackman Road, Shawnee, KS 66217-9739
Phone: (913) 631-7519
Email: managers@htccofkc.org
