How To Keep Pooja Room Clean

Home Remedies For Cleaning Puja Room

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One of the most important places in a house is the puja room. A home without a puja room is just a dwelling. It is important to keep the place of worship extremely clean during all times. When it comes to important festivals, cleaning the puja room must be done in advance in order to get ready for the festival. This sacred room in your house should be cleaned in such a way that the tiles and the floor sparkles.

There are some easy home remedies for cleaning the puja room and puja items. On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi we guide you to use these simple home remedies to make your puja room smell and look good. These home remedies which have been mentioned below to help you clean your puja room are easily accessible and is found in your kitchen cabinets. Using home remedies is the best since they do not contain harsh chemicals which might cause a stain or leave behind a mark on the idol or puja items.

One of the things to keep in mind after you are done cleaning the puja room and the puja items, is to sprinkle the room with sandalwood powder or the holy Ganges water. The will leave behind an aroma which is magnificent. Sandalwood and Ganga jal is considered to be holy and signifies purity too.

Take a look at some of the home remedies which you can use to clean the puja room and the puja items.

1. Puja Copper Utensils - One of the best ways to clean the puja copper utensils is with the help of vinegar and salt. These two ingredients will help to remove grime and tarnish on the copper utensil. Wash the puja copper utensils with warm water after you rub the utensil with the ingredients.

2. Puja Silver utensils - One of the best ways to clean puja silver utensils is by applying a dab of toothpaste on the silver utensil. Wet a sponge and in a circular motion rub the utensil. Do this procedure till the tarnish is gone. Use a dry cloth to wipe dry the silver utensil.

3. Ganesha idols - Most of the Ganesha idols are made out of brass. To clean the Ganesha idol, one must use lemon juice. Rub a fresh cut lemon over the idol and use a wet sponge to wipe the idol and remove the stickiness left behind.

4. Marble floors - In most of the puja rooms, the flooring is marble. When you clean a marble flooring, you need to use one of the best home cleaning ingredient which is baking powder. Lemon and baking powder will help to get rid of stains on the marble floor in the puja room.

5. Clothes of the idol - Lord Ganesha's clothes is the most important thing which needs cleaning too. Soft cotton clothes need to be hand washed with plain soap and water.

6. Tile walls - Every puja room has tile walls which adds to the beauty of the room. Cleaning the puja room tiles can be done with the help of white vinegar and warm water. The contents present in vinegar will leave your tiles sparkling.

7. Altar table - The altar table is usually made out of wooden. If the wood is old, you can either replace it for a new one or polish the wood. Sandpaper the edges of the wooden altar to get rid of sharp edges.

8. Curtains - Cleaning the puja room curtains is an easy task, but it has to be done in the morning when the sun is up. Warm water and mild soap is needed to clean the puja curtains. If there is oil spilled on the curtain, dab a little powder on the stain before you wash it.

9. Puja door - Puja doors are made out of wood. To make your puja door shine, take a ball of cotton, add olive oil and wipe the entire door. Use a dry white cloth to wipe the door after the oil treatment.

10. Puja Bell - Cleaning the puja room bell is very important. Brass bells can be cleaned by rubbing a piece of tamarind and washing it with clear water. Copper bells can be cleaned with the help of white vinegar.

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Story first published: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 22:02 [IST]