Tulasi Marriage Puja

Tulasi Marriage Puja

Introduction to Tulasi Marriage Puja

Tulasi Vivah is a religious ceremony where Vinda, a devotee of Lord Vishnu in the form of tulasi plant (Holy Basil) is "married" to Shaligram, a form of Lord Vishnu.

Importance and Significance of Tulasi Marriage Puja

Beginning of Marriage Season – The ritual marks the end of Chaturmas (four holy months of penance) and opens the auspicious time for Hindu marriages.


Union of Nature and Divinity – It symbolizes the sacred bond between Tulasi (nature’s purity) and Lord Vishnu (cosmic preservation).


Blessings of Prosperity and Fertility – Performing Tulasi Vivah is believed to bring peace, happiness, and fertility into households


Devotion and Purity – Tulasi is revered as a goddess who represents devotion and surrender to the divine.

List of Puja Materials

Below is a comprehensive list of commonly used materials for Tulasi Marriage Puja. Items may vary slightly based on regional traditions and priestly guidance.

  • A. Things from Nepali Puja Material Shop or Nepali Grocery Store :

    अबिर (Red Pigment Powder), केशरी (Yellow Pigment Powder), सिन्दूर (Vermilion), श्रीखण्ड (White Pigment Powder), पञ्चपल्लव (Dried Mango Leaves), सर्वौषधि (Sarwaushadhi), पञ्चरत्न (Pancharatna), सप्तमृत्तिका (Saptamrittika), पोटलिका सामाग्री (Dried Neem, Gorochan Leaf), कालो धागो (Black Thread), रक्षा बन्धन (Coloured Sacred Thread), सरसिउं (Yellow Mustard), कुश (Dried Holy Grass), जौ (Dried Barley), कालो तिल (Black Sesame Seed), लावा (Roasted Paddy), धूप (Incense), ५ वा ७ सुते कातेको बत्ती (Cotton Wick), अगरबत्ती (Incense Stick), कपुर (Camphor), तुलसीपत्र (Dried Holy Basil Leaves), जनै (Holy Thread), सुपारी (Dried Betel Nut), जजन्का (Coloured Thread), ल्वाङ, सुकमेल (Cloves, Cardamom), अत्तर (Attar – Scent), रातो कपडा (Red Cloth), पहेंलो कपडा, पीताम्बर (Yellow Cloth), सेतो कपडा (White Cloth), लक्ष्मीको श्रिङार सामाग्री (Lakshmi Decorative Items) *Please look for the Puja Packet in a nearby Nepali Puja Shop. The Puja Set should contain the above items.

  • B. Things from the Shopping Centre (eg: Woolworths, Nepali/Indian Grocery) :

    दुध् (Milk), दही (Yoghurt), घिउ (Ghee), चिनी वा सख्खर (Sugar or Jaggery), मह (Honey), तोरिको वा तिलको तेल (Mustard / Sesame Oil), चामल (Rice grains – 3 Kg), फलफुल (Fruits), मिट्ठाइ (Sweets), सलाई (Match Box), रेखिको लागि चामलको पिठो (Coarse Rice Flour), टपरी वा प्लेट (Paper Plates), दुना वा ब्बल (Paper Bowls), चम्चा (Wooden Spoons), जिपलक (Sandwich Bag), पानीवाला नरिवल (Watery Coconut), सुक्खा नरिवल (Dry Coconut), आल्मोनियम ट्रे (Medium Aluminium Tray)

  • C. Things from the Warehouse (eg: Bunnings) :

    बालुवा वा माटो (Sand or Earth – 5 Kg), हवन समिधा (Havan Sticks – 33 Pieces), आल्मोनियम ट्रे (Aluminium Trays – 2 Pieces) *Havan is performed in the aluminium tray. Alternatively, four bricks or equivalent concrete blocks may be used.

  • D. Things from the Garden :

    फुल (Flowers), दुबो (Holy Grass), आंपको पत्ता (Mango Leaves – minimum 5), पिपलको पत्ता (Peepal Leaves – minimum 5), पानको पत्ता (Betel Leaves – minimum 5), तुलसी पत्ता (Tulasi Leaves) *If Peepal, Mango, Tulasi or Betel leaves are not available, please arrange flowers instead.

  • E. Things at Home (Could also be bought from the Nepali Grocery Store) :

    दियो (Diyo), आरती गर्ने दियो (Diyo for Aarati), कलश (Kalash – 5 Pieces), पन्चपात्र (Panchapatra), आचमनी (Aachamani), पुजा थाली (Puja Thali), अगरबत्ती राख्ने भांडो (Agarbatti Stand), तुलसिको मठ (Tulasi Pot), कर्मपात्र (Copper Bowl), अर्घपात्र (Surya Arghapatra), संख (Conch), घण्टी (Ghanti), गणेश भगवानको मूर्ती (Ganesh Statue), खुजुरा पैसा (Coins and Notes – e.g. $1, $5), अपुङो (Apungo), नैबेध (Naibedh), शलिग्राम वा बिष्णु प्रतिमा (Shaligram / Vishnu Idol), आसन वा चकटी (Mats for Sitting – 3) *If the above puja utensils are not available at home, plates, bowls or similar items purchased from the shopping centre may be used.

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