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Ashta Dravyam

Ashtadravya refers to the eight sacred offerings made to Lord Ganesha during the Ashta Dravya Mahaganapathy Homam puja. The standard eight items are coconuts, molasses, sesame oil, sugarcane, lemon, rice flakes, banana, and rice. However, the specific items can vary between communities and regions, such as dried coconut, puffed rice, jaggery, banana, honey, sesame, sugarcane, and fried rice. The puja is performed using a mixture of the eight materials and is intended to receive Ganesha's blessings of wealth, prosperity and long life.

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Ashta Dravyam

Ashtadravya refers to the eight sacred offerings made to Lord Ganesha during the Ashta Dravya Mahaganapathy Homam puja. The standard eight items are coconuts, molasses, sesame oil, sugarcane, lemon, rice flakes, banana, and rice. However, the specific items can vary between communities and regions, such as dried coconut, puffed rice, jaggery, banana, honey, sesame, sugarcane, and fried rice. The puja is performed using a mixture of the eight materials and is intended to receive Ganesha's blessings of wealth, prosperity and long life.

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Ashtadravya:

Ashtadravya, or Ashtadravyam, are eight sacred puja items that are offered to Lord Ganesha during the special puja known as Ashta Dravya Mahaganapathy Homam. It is offered to Lord Ganesh to get his blessings who blesses with wealth, prosperity and long life. The eight sacred things that are part of the Ashtadravya are: Coconuts, Molasses, Sesame Oil, Sugarcane, Lemon, Rice flakes Banana Rice. In some places Ashta Dravya are Dried coconut, puffed rice, jaggery, banana (kadali plantain), honey, sesame, sugarcane and fried paddy of rice. For some communities Ashtadravya are Coconut, Banana, Honey, Sugarcane, Ghee, Modhaka, Jaggery, Puffed rice. Mahaganapathy Homa is performed with Ashta Dravya (a mixture of eight materials) 1.Coconut, 2.Banana, 3.Honey, 4.Sugarcane, 5.Ghee, 6.Modhaka, 7.Jaggery, 8.Puffed rice. The concept of Ashta Dravya is of South Indian origin and is more popular with Hindu communities in South India.

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