Pasupu (పసుపు) is turmeric powder – haldi in Hindi. It is in every Telugu puja: for making pasupu Ganapati and Gowri, for the threshold, for tamboolam and for sumangali offerings.
How pasupu is used
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Pasupu Ganapati and Gowri – shaped from pasupu mixed with a little water.
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Gadapa (threshold) – applied to the doorway on festivals and at gruhapravesham.
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Vayanam and tamboolam – pasupu and kumkuma given to sumangalis.
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Akshintalu – rice mixed with a little pasupu.
For the whole roots used in kankanam and for grinding fresh pasupu, see pasupu kommulu.
Questions families ask
What is pasupu in English?
Turmeric powder. In Hindi, haldi.
Pasupu or pasupu kommulu – which do I need?
Pasupu (powder) for daily puja, Ganapati and the threshold; pasupu kommulu (whole sticks) for kankanam and for grinding fresh.
Goes well with
Pasupu kommulu · Kumkuma · Monthly puja kit
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