Silver mangala harathi plate preparation

 Varmahalskmi Habba / Navratri decoration -  harathi preparation Friday Puja procedure

I use a small silver plate as shown in the image for preparation of aarti plate as it is also called , for Friday Puja

and also for other festivals like Varamahalakshmi Pooja , every day during Navaratri , Sravan Sukravar Pooja 

Add some kukkum in a small plate and mix it with water.  Apply sandalwood paste and kumkum on four sides of diyas 

Place flower shaped cotton wicks or long wicks depending upon the type of lamps we use.  Add cow's ghee to the wicks,

light the lamps and perform aarthi  or harathi .  We can sing suitable songs in a language of our choice or mother tongue 

Harathi songs in Kannada and Pooja songs in Telugu are quite popular