Yagya & Havan — Samagri

The classical Gayatri yagya — the heart of our tradition. Offer the sacred fire with these materials and a heart full of devotion.

Samagri Checklist

Special Items for a Full Yagya

Beyond the core samagri, a full yagya benefits from:

Extra bundles of mango-wood samidha for many ahutis
Additional havan samagri & ghee in proportion to the offerings
Jau (barley) & til (sesame) for the ahutis
A framed image of Gayatri Mata for the vedi
Purnahuti items — a whole coconut wrapped in red cloth, paan, supari & fruits
A grain (sasya) offering for the final ahuti

The Essentials

Core Samagri — Common to Every Yajna

These items form the foundation of almost every puja and havan. Gather these first, then add the special items listed below for this particular ceremony.

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For the Sacred Fire

Havan kund (copper/iron) or a clean vedi with sand
Mango-wood samidha & dry cow-dung cakes (kande)
Havan samagri — herbal mixture (jau, til, rice, sandal, dry herbs)
Pure cow's ghee (gau ghrit)
Camphor (kapur) & a matchbox
Sruva / spoon for offering ahuti

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For Worship (Pujan)

Kalash (copper/brass) with water, mango leaves & coconut
Roli, kumkum, haldi, chandan & akshat (unbroken rice)
Moli / kalava (sacred thread)
Akhand deepak, cotton wicks & oil/ghee
Dhoop, agarbatti, flowers & a garland
Paan, supari, laung, elaichi & Gangajal

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Offerings & Seating

Panchamrit — milk, curd, ghee, honey & sugar
Fruits & sweets for naivedya (prasad)
Image / idol of the Ishta Devata (Gayatri Mata)
Asan (woolen/cotton seat) for each worshipper
Thali, small katori bowls & a clean red/yellow altar cloth

"Worship is not in the materials, but in the bhavana — the feeling of devotion with which they are offered."— in the spirit of Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya

Quantities scale with the size of the sankalp. Unsure what to bring? The Shantivan team is happy to help you arrange everything.

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Yagya & Havan — Samagri List