Holika Puja
Holika Puja is done for both Thandi Holika and Garam Holika (after Holika Dahan). Vrat or fasting is observed till Thandi Holika puja is done.
Teethi:
Falgun Shuklapaksha Purnima
Puja Saamagri / Materials needed:
- Kachcha Suta - 2 taar ka, 2 pc
- Haldi Gaanth - 2
- Supari (covered with Naal) - 1
- Moong Chawal
- Wheat / Gehu (baali or normal)
- Gud/Jaggery
- Roli Chawal
- Water (with little milk in it)
- Churma
- Coconut - 1
- Diya baati - 1
- Agarbatti
- Til
- Change - coins for offering
Puja Vidhi / Method:
Thandi Holi:
Female:
- Offer little water to thandi holi
- Tie kacha suta - 7 times around the holika, bring the rest back home
- Give Roli chhata and apply tikka
- Offer Gud & money
- Take Haldi, Gud, Gehu, Kachcha suta - show this to Holika ji and bring it back home
Garam Holi:
Male:
- Offer little water to holika
- Offer the Coconut
- Light Diya & Agarbatti
- Offer Naal, Moong Chawal, Til
- Bring little holy Ash home
- Make 7 pheris around the sacred fire
- Offer little water to holika
- Give Roli chhata
- Offer Churma
- Make 7 pheris around the sacred fire
After coming home:
- Now take some Churma & Puri, money, ghee in spoon and do bayana (use roli chawal for Tikka and chhata as usual)
- Give Bayana to your mother in law and take her blessings
Next day:
- With Kachcha Suta, make a long dhaaga/dora of 14 taar and put 14 gaanth on it
- Rub Haldi toe make paste and apply it on the dhaaga/dora as well as apply tikka
- In a Pata, keep 2 kalash of water
- Make sathiya and chhabra on the kalash and tie Moli on its rim
- Take gehu (14 grains) in hand and 14 grains near the dhaaga/dora
- Listen to Sampada Mata ki kahani (pg 130), Keep this Gehu aside
- Now take more gehu in hand and listen to Bindayak ji ki kahani (pg 60)
- Wear the dhaaga/dora for a min and remove it
- Give Arak to Suraj devta with the gehu from Step 7
- Put the dhaaga/dora and Gehu from step 6 in a planter deep inside soil
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