Navpad oli colours
Here are the commonly used colours for Navpad (Siddhachakra / Navpad Oli worship). Note: There are small differences in tradition (especially for Upādhyay Pad), so I’ll mention both where needed.
- Arihant Pad – White
Symbol of complete purity and shuddha leshyā.
- Siddha Pad – Red
Clearly mentioned as red in JainKnowledge Navpad series (Siddha Pad)
- Āchārya Pad – Golden Yellow
Given as golden–yellow in JainKnowledge Navpad series (Acharya Pad)
- Upādhyay Pad
- In many Śvetāmbara traditions: Green - Some detailed Jain texts (including summaries referred on JainKnowledge) explain Blue as the symbolic colour for Upādhyay. So you may see either Green or Blue depending on your local tradition.
- Sādhu / Sādhvī Pad – Black
Symbol of total renunciation, absence of worldly “colouring”.
- Samyak Darshan (Right Faith) – White
- Samyak Jnān (Right Knowledge) – White
- Samyak Chāritra (Right Conduct) – White
- Samyak Tap (Right Austerity) – White
The last four pads are usually shown in white, to show complete internal purity of faith, knowledge, conduct and penance.
If you are following a particular upāsanā book or local guru, it is best to keep the same colour scheme they use for your pūjā/yantra, especially for Upādhyay Pad.