NAVRATRI KALASH STHAPANA
ITEM
A kalash (copper/bronze/brass/silver). Do not use steel or plastic kalash.
A whole brown coconut with its husk
A few Mango leaves or betel leaves
Haldi
Kumkum
Chandan
Akshat
Water
Currency coins
A piece of fresh red cloth
Flowers
An earthen tray or a plate that is bigger than the Kalash.
Brown soil or clay
Nav Dhanya (seeds of nine different grains)
 
NAV DURGA PUJAN
ITEM
Fresh unused pieces of red cloth
Shringar items (sindoor, mehendi, kajal, bindi, bangles, toe ring, comb, aalta, mirror, anklets, perfume, earrings, nosepin, necklace, red chunri, mahavar, hairpins etc)
Sesame or mustard oil or ghee for lamp (for Akhand Jyot)
Cotton wicks
Brass/silver lamp
Gangajal (for cleansing the puja area)
Dhoop
A chowki (raised wooden platform or a table for keeping the idol/photo frame of the Mother Goddess)
Agarbatti (incense sticks)
Coconut
Akshat
Paan and supari
Goddess Durga's photo or idol made of Pancha Dhatu (five metals)
Kumkum
Haldi
Chandan
Camphor (Kapur)
Sacred thread (red and yellow)
Sweets
Flower
Fruits (banana and any other fruit)
Laung-elaichi (clove and cardamom)
Batasha
Naivedya or bhog
A few currency coins
Trays for arranging the offerings