Puja Tips: Purity and discipline are of particular importance in worship. Many items, such as lamps, ghee, flowers, and sandalwood, are used in worship. But the question arises: can the used materials be reused?

Rules of worship

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During puja, we offer a variety of materials to deities. After worship, many items remain, such as ghee, flowers, sandalwood, sacred thread, and betel nut. Some items remain unspoiled even after being offered to God. This leaves many people wondering whether they can be purified and reused in a puja.

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If you also have such doubts regarding puja materials, then know which puja materials can be reused and which cannot.

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If you use silver, brass, or copper utensils for worship, they can be reused. Similarly, durable items like idols, bells, conch shells, mantra beads, conch shells, and seating items can also be reused

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However, items like offerings, water, flowers, garlands, sandalwood paste, kumkum, incense sticks, coconut, unbroken rice grains, and leftover oil or ghee from a lit lamp should never be used again in worship. Reusing them destroys their purity and sanctity

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However, you can reuse Tulsi leaves offered to God in worship. If for some reason Tulsi leaves are not available, you can use them again in worship. Because Tulsi never becomes impure or stale. It is considered self-purifying

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After offering the bael leaf to God, it can be washed and reused; there is no harm in doing so. However, it should not be broken, torn, or stained. According to the Shiva Purana, bael leaf does not become stale for six months