Santoshi Mata Vrat Puja Samagri List
Everything you need for the Friday Santoshi Mata vrat at home - the common essentials plus the special items like gud (jaggery) and chana, while strictly avoiding anything sour (khatai).
Common puja essentials (foundation for any deity)
Special for Santoshi Mata Vrat
Tip: tick items as you gather them - your ticks are remembered on this device. Quantities are a guide; adjust to your family tradition (parampara).
Frequently asked questions about Santoshi Mata Vrat Puja Samagri List
What does this vrat need?
Very little, deliberately: gud and roasted chana, the Goddess's picture, red flowers, an akhand jyot, sweets and the katha book, with the common puja essentials. The offering is simple because contentment is what is being worshipped.
Why is nothing sour allowed?
It is the one strict rule of the vrat - nothing sour is eaten and nothing sour is given to anyone else on that day. The katha turns on it: the udyapan was spoiled when children were fed tamarind beforehand. Check what is being cooked for the whole household, not only for yourself.
How many Fridays are kept?
Sixteen consecutive Fridays, closing with an udyapan at which boys are traditionally fed. Gud and chana are needed each week; the udyapan needs a larger arrangement of food and prasad.
What is the akhand jyot for?
A lamp kept lit through the day of the puja before the Goddess. Use a wide clay or brass lamp with ghee or oil and a thick wick so it does not need constant attention, and place it where it cannot be knocked over.
Where is the katha?
The full story, in English and Hindi, is on the Santoshi Mata Vrat Katha page, and it is read at each Friday puja before the prasad is taken.
About this Santoshi Mata Vrat samagri list
Everything you need for the Friday Santoshi Mata vrat at home - the common essentials plus the special items like gud (jaggery) and chana, while strictly avoiding anything sour (khatai).
This list gathers the basic samagri (puja materials) for the foundation of the ritual, with the English and common Hindi name of each item so it is easy to read and to shop for. Start with the common puja essentials that almost every puja needs, then add the items special to this puja. Regional and family traditions vary, so treat this as a practical starting checklist rather than a fixed rule.
This is a packing list, not the story and not the procedure. Read the katha on Vrat Katha and the steps on Puja Vidhi or Vrat Vidhi. Other lists are on the Puja Samagri index.
