Temple Darshan, Pooja and Sevas Information Infoirmation Website Houston Meenakshi Temple Pooja services at Home and Temple. Poojas list that the temple society will provide to the for more specific Poojas kindly check with the Meenakshi Temple society.
Preferable Dress code: Please wear
Male: White Pancha, Dhoti/ Kurta, Pyjama.
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree
Houston Meenakshi Temple Pooja services
- Annaprasana
- Gruha Pravesam (House warming Ceremony)
- Hair offering (Mundan/ Chaula)
- Hiranya Sraddham
- Ganapathi Homam
- Ayush Homam
- Mrityunjaya Homam
- Rudra Homam
- Lakshmi Pooja
- Namakaranam (Naming ceremony)
- Punyahavachanam
- Satyanarayana Swamy Vratham/ Pooja
- Sreemantham (Baby shower)
- Shastiabhapurthi (60th year function)
- Upanayanam
- Vidyarambham (Initiating Education)
- Marriage (Vivaham)
These Pooja services can be performed either at Home or at Temple. The priest will let you know the Pooja items list if it arranged at Home.
Pooja Items List for Annaprasana if arranged at Temple
| Materials | Quantity |
| Turmeric powder | 1 packet |
| Kumkum | 1 pkt. |
| Sandalwood paste/powder | 1 packet |
| Camphor | 1 packet |
| Incense Sticks | 1 packet |
| Flowers | 2 Bunches |
| Fruits | 6 Bananas & other fruits |
| Coconuts | 2 |
| Rice | 2 lbs. |
| Kalasam | Temple Will Provide |
| Kalasa Vastram | Bath Towel/Material |
| Betel leaves & nuts | 4 leaves plus 2 nuts |
| Naivedyam | Kheer or Pongal( Devotee’s Choice ) |
| Coins | $10 |
Additional Pooja items required at Home
| Materials | Quantity |
| Panchapatram & Spoon | 1 set |
| Paper towel roll | 1 |
| Stainless steel cups / silver cups / paper cups | 5 |
| Plates or Trays | 4 |
| Spoons | 2 |
| Pooja Bell | 1 |
Pooja items list for Gruha Pravesam (House warming ceremony)
| Materials | Quantity |
| Turmeric powder (Manjal Powder) | ¼ lb. |
| Kumkum | 1 pkt. |
| Sandalwood paste/powder (Chandanam) | 1 pkt. |
| Camphor(Karpooram) | 1 pkt. |
| Incense Sticks(Agarbatti) | 1 pkt. |
| Flowers | some |
| Fruits | 12 Bananas & any other fruit |
| Coconuts | 4 |
| Rice | 4 lbs. |
| Betel leaves & nuts | 4 leaves plus 2 nuts |
| Ghee | 1 lb. |
| Fire log or fire starter | – |
| Coins | $10 |
| Kalasam Vasthram / Silk fabric Red for poornahuthi | 1 yd Red or Green fabric |
| Honey | 1 small bottle |
| Rice poha (aval or beaten rice) | ¼ lb. |
| Brown sugar | ¼ lb. |
| White sugar | ½ lb. |
| Lemons | 4 |
| White pumpkin (optional) | 1 |
| Naivedyam(prasad) | devotee’s choice |
| Panchapatram & Spoon | 1 set |
| Lamps 2,0iI, Match box, Cotton wick | 1 Lot |
| Kalasam or Kumbha: silver, copper or brass | 1 |
| Paper towel roll | 1 |
| Aluminum foil roll & Baking Trays small | 4 |
| Fire Logs low smoke, Copra | 1 Lot |
| Stainless steel cups / silver cups / paper cups | 5 |
| Plates or Trays | 4 |
| Puja Bell | |
Vidyarambham (Aksharabhyasam) Pooja Items list
| At Temple: Materials | Quantity |
| Turmeric powder | 100 gms. |
| Kumkum | 1 pkt. |
| Sandalwood paste/powder | 1 pkt. |
| Camphor | 1 pkt. |
| Incense Sticks | 1 pkt. |
| Flowers | Loose Flowers |
| Fruits | 6 Bananas & any other fruit |
| Coconuts | 2 |
| Rice | 2 lbs. |
| Kalasam | Temple Will Provide |
| Kalasa Vastram | Red or Green |
| Betel leaves & nuts | 4 leaves plus 2 nuts |
| Coins | $5 |
| Naivedyam ( prasadam ) | Pongal/Payasam/Devotee’s Choice |
Additional Materials required at Home
| Materials | Quantity |
| Panchapatram & Spoon | 1 set |
| Kalasham | 1 |
| Paper towel roll | 1 |
| Stainless steel cups / silver cups / paper cups | 5 |
| Plates or Trays | 4 |
| Spoons | 2 |
| Pooja Bell | 1 |