Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja Samagri List 2026: Complete Checklist

Setting up Ganpati Bappa's sthapana at home is easy once you have everything laid out in front of you. This guide gives you the complete Ganesh Chaturthi pooja samagri list in one place the items you'll actually use during the rituals, the things you need to arrange or borrow at home, and quick answers to the questions most people search for right before the festival. 

Complete Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja Samagri List

This is the full list of consumable and offering items you'll need across the sthapana, daily aarti, and visarjan. Quantities are a good baseline for a home puja for one idol — scale up for a larger pandal setup.

Here is the list of Ganesh Chaturthi pooja items you can shop for to complete your preparations. If you'd rather skip the running-around-the-market part entirely, the Regular Pooja Box or the Essentials for Puja Samagri Box (Single) bundle most of the items from the table above into one order

Samagri to Arrange or Set Up at Home

Beyond the consumables above, you'll need a few reusable items to actually set up the puja space. None of these need to be bought fresh each year, but it helps to check you have them ready before Chaturthi day.

Missing a Few Items? Here's What People Often Forget

Even well-planned lists tend to miss a handful of small but important items. Double-check you have these before sthapana day:

• Durva grass (21 blades): Considered Ganesha's favourite offering, easy to miss if you're buying everything else pre-packed

• Akshata (turmeric-coated rice): Different from plain rice, used specifically for offerings and mantras

• Mango leaves: Tied around the neck of the kalash during sthapana

• A bell (ghanti): For the daily aarti, often overlooked since it's not 'consumed' during the puja

• Rose water or attar: A small but traditional addition to the aarti thali

Understanding the 21 Patra (Leaves) Puja

Ekavimshati Patra Puja is the tradition of offering 21 different leaves to Lord Ganesha, each while chanting one of his 21 names for example, durva, bilva, tulsi, shami and apamarga. If you can't source all 21 locally, most families offer whichever leaves are available along with extra durva grass, since the devotion behind the offering matters more than completing the full set.

Step-by-Step: Setting Up Your Ganpati Sthapana

• Clean the puja area and place the chowki, covering it with the red cloth.

• Set up the kalash with water, coins, a betel nut, and mango leaves tied around its neck, topped with a coconut.

• Place the Ganesh idol on the chowki and apply kumkum, chandan and akshata.

• Light the akhand deepak and offer flowers, durva grass, and naivedya (modak, fruits, dry fruits).

• Perform the abhishek with Panchamrit, then the aarti with the bell and camphor.

For a more detailed, day-by-day walkthrough, see our step-by-step guide to celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi puja at home.

Choosing the Right Idol

The idol you choose matters as much as the samagri around it. If you're deciding between materials and postures, our guides on which type of Ganesh idol is good for home can help, and if sustainability matters to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the items required for Ganesh Pooja?

At a minimum you need the Ganesh idol, kumkum, chandan, haldi, akshata, a red cloth, incense and a diya, camphor, betel leaves and nuts, durva grass, jaggery, coconut, seasonal fruits, sweets such as modak, and Panchamrit for abhishek. The full checklist above covers everything else you may want for a more elaborate sthapana.

What are the 21 leaves used in Ganesh Pooja?

The 21 leaves, known as Ekavimshati Patra, include Machi, Bruhati, Bilva, Durva, Datura, Badari, Apamarga, Tulasi, Shami, and others, each offered while chanting one of Ganesha's 21 names. Many households substitute a smaller, easily available set of leaves such as durva, mango and tulsi if the full set isn't available locally, since devotion matters more than completeness.

What are the basic items for pooja?

The basic items are an idol, kumkum, chandan, akshata, incense sticks, a diya with ghee or oil, matchbox, camphor, flowers, fruits, betel leaves and nuts, and a bowl of Panchamrit. These essentials are enough for a simple, meaningful puja, and a ready-made kit like the Essentials for Puja Samagri Box covers most of them in one go.