Requirements for Upanayana Ceremony

1.  Flowers
2.  Akshata rice-grains mixed with slight Kumkum
3.  Metal glass (one for each aspirant) filled with water
4.  Sandal wood paste /Ashtagandha for applying on foreheads
5.  Sacred Threads/strings of Tulasi beads/other symbols such as Cross or Talisman
6.  Electric Coil heater
7.  Wood Chops
8.  Ghee 50 grams (container and spoon)
9.  Bricks about 20 Nos. (Size 9” x 3” x 2.5”) For making the altar
10. Tanpura, Harmonium
11. Loudspeaker arrangements