White Towel for Pooja (Tella Tuvvalu) / తెల్ల తువ్వాలు

A white cotton towel is one of the small items on almost every Telugu puja list. It is used on the peetam, around the kalasam and – most often – offered to the purohit as vastram together with the dakshina.

Where it appears on the samagri list

• Vastram for the purohit – at Satyanarayana Vratam, Gruhapravesham, homams and shraddha.
• Peetam cover – a clean white cloth on the peetam before the deity or kalasam is placed.
• Homams – our Ganapati Homam list includes one white towel.

Questions families ask

Why is a white towel given to the purohit?
Vastram (cloth) is a traditional part of the dakshina. A white towel is the usual, practical choice.

Can a coloured towel be used?
For the peetam many families use a coloured cloth; for vastram to the purohit, white or a dhoti is customary. See Panchalu (dhoti).

Goes well with

Satyanarayana Vratam kit · Ganapati Homam kit · Brass kalasam

Delivery: shipped across India, ₹100 flat delivery per order. Returns are accepted if an item arrives damaged, defective or wrong.

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