Articles to be offered
According to time and place, sixteen, twelve, ten or five
articles can be employed in the worship of Śrī Bhagavān.
Articles
| 16 articles | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1. | āsana (seat) | āsana | āsana | ||
| 2. | svāgata (a welcome) | ||||
| 3. | pādya (footbath) | pādya | pādya | ||
| 4. | arghya (a symbolic offering) | arghya | arghya | ||
| 5. | ācamanīya (mouthwash) | ācamanīya | ācamanīya | ||
| 6. | madhuparka (a sweet liquid food) | madhuparka | madhuparka | ||
| 7. | snāna (bath) | snāna | |||
| 8. | vastra (cloth) | vastra | |||
| 9. | upavīta (sacred thread) | ||||
| 10. | bhūṣaṇa (ornaments) | ||||
| 11. | gandha (scented candana) | gandha | gandha | gandha | |
| 12. | puṣpa (flowers) | puṣpa | puṣpa | puṣpa | |
| 13. | dhūpa (incense) | dhūpa | dhūpa | dhūpa | |
| 14. | dīpa (ghee lamp) | dīpa | dīpa | dīpa | |
| 15. | naivedya (foodstuffs) | naivedya | naivedya | naivedya | |
| 16, | mālya (garland) or vandanā (prayers) |