Kati Bihu · samagri
Kati Bihu puja samagri list
15 things to set out for Kati Bihu. The first 6 are pictured here; the whole list, pictured, with what each is for and a list that ticks off, is in the Kalava app.
A young tulsiA krishna (dark) or a white tulsi, to plant on the bheti.
A tall bambooFor the akash banti, with reed or young bamboo for the little cage that holds its diya.
Bamboo stakesAbout three feet long, three for every diya set among the paddy, with a round of banana trunk to hold it.
A saraiThe sarai (শৰাই) — the brass or bell-metal dish on a stand — for the mah-prasad offered before Tulsi Maa.
Earthen diyasSaki (চাকি), one for every place you will light: the tulsi, the gate, the kitchen, the granary, the cowshed, the garden and the field.
Mustard oilMitha tel (মিঠা তেল), for every diya and for the akash banti.
And 9 more
- Cotton wicks
- Earth and cow-dung
- Elephant-apple shells
- For the mah-prasad
- Areca and betel, in pairs
- Rice flour
- Dhup and dhuna
- A banana leaf
- Bananas