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  1. Choki for performing puja on. 
  2. Kusha grass mat for you to sit on 
  3. Achaman cup and spoon - panchapatra. 
  4. Snan-vedi - patra for bathing the Shalagram 
  5. Valmuri - Laxmi conch - right handed conch shell for bathing 
  6. Lohta for bathing 
  7. Tulasi leaves 
  8. Sandal wood paste (can be mixed with kapoor and or keshar) 
  9. Fresh flowers 
  10. Two sticks of Agarbhatti 
  11. Ghee or Camphor lamp 
  12. Naivedya - food offering on a nice plate exclusively for that puja, and covered with a cloth 
  13. Blowing conch shell 
  14. Bell with Garuda or Hanuman or Shank and Chakras on (not Nandi, not with no emblem) 
  15. Attar - fragrant oils - Sandalwood, Champa, Rose, etc.

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Acamana - Sipping Water for Purification

Acamana, or sipping water, is a means of purification. As immersing the body in water brings about physical and subtle cleansing, so taking water infused with mantras into the body by sipping performs a similar function. Thus where purification is required but it is inconvenient to bathe, acamana is prescribed.

The general process of acamana is as follows: While looking into water cupped in your right hand, chant a mantra directed into that water and then sip the water. A devotee should perform acamana to achieve physical and mental purity before performing spiritual activities such as
  1. applying tilaka, 
  2. chanting Gayatri and japa, 
  3. performing puja and homa, 
  4. observing a vrata, 
  5. taking prasada, 
  6. reading or reciting sastra or mantras, and 
  7. meditating. 
The place where a devotee performs acamana should be pure – i.e., free from hair, bones, ash, or any other impure item. The water should be cool, fresh, without bubbles or foul odor or taste, and untouched by fingernails, hair, or any impure item. Rainwater, being in the mode of passion, should not be used. Out of respect for a spiritual activity, do not perform acamana with your head or throat covered; without having your kaupina or cloth tucked in at the back; without first cleaning your hands and feet; with shoes on; while standing; or while sitting on shoes or sitting with your knees or feet showing.
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http://www.iskcondesiretree.net/page/acamana-sipping-water-for

Reference
http://www.vedabase.net/a/acamana

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