Gudi Padva Puja images Pooja vidhi

Some of the procedures I follow for Gudi Padwa festival

1.  Two or three days before the festival I clean the Puja room and photos of all deities

2.   I fill the haldi kumkum stand with fresh haldi and kumkum

3.  All the silver utensils meant for Puja are cleaned

4.  For cleaning silver utensils I use coconut fibre ( with detergent and dish washing powder )

5.  This ensures that the vessels stay bright for a long time , two or three weeks

6.   I tie fresh flowers for Pooja as shown in one of the photos 
 
7.  All pictures of deities are decorated with sandal paste, haldi and kumkum                                           
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We can offer fruits , coconut for naivedyam

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Prepare a solution of geru and limestone

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Prepare a  gudi , after cleaning it well , apply geru and limestone alternately
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Limestone is being applied
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Prepare the kalash by applying  lime stone ,
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Then apply sandal paste , turmeric powder and kumkum

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Fold a cloth and tie it to the gudi

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Tie mango leaves and neem leaves
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Insert the kalash on the top
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Place the gudi vertically and offer flowers and cotton vastra to the gudi.

Gudi Padwa menu includes , 2 koshimbir , beans and potato , sweet sour pachadi , kheer , pitla, rasam , mango rice , ambode and poli

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Traditional rangoli for Gudi Padwa
In Tamil Nadu there is a custom of drawing traditional rongolis with lines for festivals and functions and decorating with kavi or ocher border.  The images below show a simple design through steps

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