ARTICLES REQUIRED FOR ANNAPRASANA AT HOME

1. PICTURE IDOL OF ANY LORD
2. TURMERIC, KUMKUM POWDER- SMALL
3. AKSHTA (RAW RICE SMEARED WITH TURMERIC POWDER)
4. A SMALL LAMP – FOR AARATHI
5. CAMPHOR – LITTLE
6. INCENSE STICKS – 1 PACKET
7. FLOWERS – ONE OR TWO BUNCHES
8. FRUITS- 6 ANY KIND
9. PANCHAMRTAM (CUPOFMILK, GHEE, HONEY, SUGAR AND YOGRUT)
10. BETEL LEAVES AND NUTS – EACH ONE 2 PACKETS
11. COCONUTS- 2 ONE FOR KALASA ONE FOR LORD
12. ANNAPAAYASAM — FOR BABY FEEDING
13. NAIVEDYA OR PRASAD (KESARI TYPE OF SWEET-PUDDING)— ANY KIND
14. OIL- FOR LAMP, COTAN WICKS- FOR HOLY LAMP
15. MATCHBOX – 1
16. PAPER FOR HANDS WASH
17. GANESHIDOL AND BELL – IF YOU HAVE BUT PRIEST CAN BRING
18. BOOK, PEN. GOLD CHAIN, COINS,—— KEEP FOR BABY TUCHING
19. PRIEST DAKSHINA – ACCORDING TO SAASTRA YOU MUST GIVE DAKSHINA TO THE PRIEST WITH FULL OF HEART OTHERWISE THERE IS NO PUJA PHALAM OR FRUIT, ON THIS MATTER IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO THE PRIEST FEEL FREE AND TALK YOU MAY GIVE VEGITABLES OR GROCERIES ON BEHALF OF BHOJAN (MEAL) TO THE PRIEST (BUT IT’S YOUR WISH NOT COMPULSORY
20. TEMPLE SERVICE – PLEASE MAKE CHECK $121\- “THE HINDU TEMPLE OF ST.LOUIS”
21. RAW RICE –2 LB FOR PUT NAME
22. NADASWARAM TAPE OR C.D WITH TAPE RECORDER—1 IF IT’S POSSIBLE
23. Video and camera — please be ready for puja before priest come and make sure battery and Cells ready.

(I am just reminding you)

Sir! Please make sure with our temple Manager sir about your puja, is it already scheduled or not?
First you call temple (636) 230-3300 and book puja with Temple Manager he can ask you” which priest you want?” tell “Srinivas priest” and Puja date and time. This is important. Now I am sending puja list for you.IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN YOUR PUJA YOU MUST CALL TEMPLE MANAGER AND CONFORM. IF YOU ALREADY BOOKE PUJA AT TEMPLE PLEASE IGNORE ABOVE INFORMATION.

Preparation for puja

• Please make ready all puja articles before priest come.
• Please put ready DEEPAMS with keep wicks and oil and put NAVADHANYAS EACH ONE IN A EACH BOWL before priest comes
• Please keep ready puja area with covering bed-sheets, and PUJA STAGE OR MANTAPAM before priest come
• Don’t waste time at puja time with preparing camera or video, please prepare before Like cells and other necessary things.
• If you have any kids it’s hard to ready all these things at that time, please tray to Call some body before puja for help. Then you can get time to do all these things.
• These are regular problems. Instead of getting late if you do all these things before Priest comes, Then we can do puja without any hurry, Thanks.
• If you late please call temple otherwise temple can charge for late. don’t do that. thnkyou

IF YOU WANT TO COME MYSELF (PRIEST) TO YOUR HOME PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OTHERWISE YOU CAN PICK UP ME BEFORE 9A.M FROM MY
HOME, AFTER 9A.M YOU CAN PICKUP FROM THE TEMPLE.

IF YOU WANT ME TO COME TO YOUR HOME YOU MUST E-MAIL TO srinivaspriest@yahoo.com

YOUR ADDRESS AND DIRCTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND YOU CAN PAY FOR PRIEST TRAVEL CHARGES ACCORDING TO DESTINCE. BOTH WAYS (COMEING AND GOING PER MAIL 60 CENTS) OTHERWISE YOU CAN PICKUP BEFORE 9A.M FROM MY HOME AFTER 9A.M FROM THE TEMPLE

NOTE – PLEASE COME ON TIME. IF THERE IS A DELAY PLEASE CALL IN ADVANCE, OTHERWISE THIS MIGHT MESS UP THE OTHER PUJAS.