Procedure to follow before visiting Badami Banashankari jatre by Shri Narendra Babu Sharmaji

The below procedure should be done today evening itself i.e 08-01-10. After completing the below said procedure make a SANKALPA - is a Sanskrit word meaning a resolution that you will visit Badami Banashankari Amma TempleClick on this link to know more on Banashankari Temple - Badami on Jan 14 (Banashankari Jatre Starts) or any day between Jan 14 to Feb 14.

Materials Required:

• Turmeric Powder (Arishina - Kannada ; Manjal - Tamil)
  
• KumKum Powder (Kumkuma - Kannada ; Kungumam - Tamil)
  
• One Big piece of Red Cloth (Kempu Vastra in Kannada) with border. Border preferably in Reshme (kannada) or Pattu (Tamil). It may be Blouse piece or Cotton cloth.
  
• Few small pieces of Red Cloth.
  
• One Full dry coconut. (Kobri - Kannada ; Kopra - Tamil)
  
• Six Green Glass Bangles of any design. (Harisu Bale - Kannada ; Paccai Valaiyal - Tamil)
  
• Toor dal (Togari bele - Kannada ; Tuvaram Paruppu - Tamil)
  
• Good Quality Rice.
  
• One Turmeric plant (Arishina Kombu - Kannada ; Manjal kombu - Tamil)
  
• Betel or areca nut (Adake - Kannada ; Paakku - Tamil)
  
• One One Rupee Coin
  
• Rice flour (Akki hittu - Kannada ; Arasi mavu - Tamil)
  
• Wheat (Godhi - Kannada ; Godhumai - Tamil)

Here comes the procedure:

• Turmeric Powder & Kumkum Powder.
  
  
  
  Place good quality of Turmeric Powder & Kumkum Powder packets in Small Red Cloth and tie the knot.



• Toor dal (Togari bele - Kannada ; Tuvaram Paruppu - Tamil)
  
  
  
  
  Take the Toor dal in your both hands as shown in image above and put it 3 times in the small Red Cloth and tie the knot. The 3 times signifies Kaya, vacha, manasa.



• Good Quality Rice (Akki - Kannada ; Arasi - Tamil)
  
  
  
  Take the Rice in your both hands as shown in 4th image above and put it 5 times in the small Red Cloth and tie the knot.



• Rice flour (Akki hittu - Kannada ; Arasi mavu - Tamil)
  
  
  
  Take the Rice flour in your both hands as shown in 4th image above and put it 2 times in the small Red Cloth and tie the knot.



• Wheat (Godhi - Kannada ; Godhumai - Tamil)
  
  
  
  Take the Wheat in your both hands as shown in 4th image above and put it in the small Red Cloth and tie the knot. If your family consists of 4 members put it 4 times, if it consists of 6 members put it 6 times.



• Clean the floor and spread the Big Red Cloth with border.
  
  
  Now put all above said materials with remaining materials :
  
  
  
  One Full dry coconut. (Kobri - Kannada ; Kopra - Tamil), Six Green Glass Bangles (Harisu Bale - Kannada ; Paccai Valaiyal - Tamil), One Turmeric plant (Arishina Kombu - Kannada ; Manjal kombu - Tamil), Betel or areca nut (Adake - Kannada ; Paakku - Tamil), One One Rupee Coin and tie the knot and keep it in pooja room.

Take this whole setup and offer it to Banashankari Devi Temple - Badami when you visit between Jan 14 to Feb 14.