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)        

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