Tulsi Mata Puja Vidhi is based on traditional Vaishnava worship practices. It includes purification, sankalp (resolution), water offering, lighting a lamp, mantra chanting, circumambulation, and aarti. This puja can be performed in front of a Tulsi plant planted in a Tulsi Vrindavan or a pot at home. More than detailed procedures, devotion, purity, and faith are most important.
Preparation
Take a bath in the morning and wear clean clothes
Clean the puja area and Tulsi plant area properly
Spread a clean mat near the Tulsi plant
Sit facing east or north direction
Keep the mind calm and focused
Prepare space for placing a lamp near the Tulsi plant
Materials (Puja Samagri)
Tulsi plant
Pure water or Gangajal
Kumkum and sandalwood paste
Rice grains (Akshat)
Flowers or garland
Ghee or oil lamp (diya)
Incense sticks (Agarbatti)
Camphor
Sweets, fruits, or offerings
Roli
Sacred thread (Mouli)
Jaggery or sugar candies for offering
Sankalp (Resolution)
- 1
Take some water in your right hand
- 2
Speak your name, date, and purpose of worship
- 3
Pray for happiness, peace, prosperity, and blessings of Lord Vishnu
- 4
Release the water onto the ground
Ganesh Vandana
- 1
Remember Lord Ganesha before starting the puja
- 2
Chant ‘Om Gan Ganapataye Namah’ 3, 11, or 21 times
- 3
Offer flowers to Lord Ganesha
Meditation and Invocation of Tulsi Mata
- 1
Join hands and meditate on Tulsi Mata
- 2
Bow to Tulsi as Goddess Vrinda and beloved of Lord Vishnu
- 3
Chant: ‘Om Tulsaye Namah, Tulsidevyai Namah’
Main Worship Procedure
- 1
Offer water at the base of the Tulsi plant
- 2
Apply sandalwood paste and kumkum
- 3
Offer rice grains
- 4
Offer flowers
- 5
Show incense (dhup)
- 6
Light and offer the lamp
- 7
Offer naivedya (food offerings)
- 8
Offer sacred thread if part of tradition
- 9
Pray with folded hands for blessings
Mantra Chanting
- 1
Chant ‘Om Tulsaye Namah’ 11, 21, or 108 times
- 2
Chant ‘Om Vrindavanyai Namah’
- 3
Optionally read Tulsi Stuti or Tulsi Chalisa
Circumambulation (Parikrama)
- 1
Walk around the Tulsi plant 3, 5, 7, or 11 times
- 2
Chant mantras while circumambulating
- 3
Bow with devotion
Aarti
- 1
Light camphor or a lamp
- 2
Perform Tulsi Mata Aarti
- 3
Sing Tulsi Aarti with devotion
Conclusion and Prasad
- 1
Pray for peace and happiness in the home
- 2
Distribute offerings as prasad
- 3
End the puja by saying ‘Om Shanti Shanti Shanti’
Best Time for Worship
Daily in the morning
Evening lamp lighting is especially auspicious
Ekadashi, Kartik month, and Tulsi Vivah day
Thursday and Sunday are also considered special
Important Rules
Tulsi Mata loves purity and cleanliness. Do not pluck Tulsi leaves without bathing. Avoid plucking Tulsi leaves on Sundays, Sankranti, Amavasya, and after sunset (as per local traditions). Water Tulsi daily, but avoid excessive watering. Devotion and pure intent are more important than ritual complexity.
For simple daily worship, offer water to Tulsi Mata, light a lamp, show incense, chant ‘Om Tulsaye Namah’ 11 times, and perform circumambulation. Tulsi Mata, pleased with true devotion, blesses the home with happiness, peace, and prosperity.