shodashopachara pooja

What is shodashopachara pooja... asked someone.. Sixteen honours or ceremonial offerings to the Deity.?

Each item has detailed procedures and mantrams..

I would give a list of about 23 actions during a pooja.. Out of this sixteen of them are included in the shodaha upacharams.. But the list of sixteen varies.. often including some of the 23 listed

1.Dhyanam

2. Avahanam

3. Asanam

4. Paadyam

5. Arghyam ,Madhuparkam

6.Achamanam

7. Panchaamrita Snanam.. Milk, Curd, Honey , Sugarcane juice and Fruit Juice.. or water mixed with fruit..

8. Shuddhodaka Snanam Bath in pure water

9.Vastram

10 Yajnopaveetham

11.Gandham Sandal, Kumkumam, Kasturi etc

12 Abharanam

13 Pushpam

14 Dhoopam

15 Deepam

16. Naivedyam

17. Tamboolam

18. Neerajanam

19 Mantrapushpam.. Vedapatanam

20 Pradakshinam

21 Namaskaram

22. Samastopacharam

23 Praarthana.. swasti vachanam.. Shobhanaarte Kshemaaya punaragamanaaya cha..