Answer

For Snatra Pooja, the commonly used offerings include:

• Fruit: Coconut, banana, apple, orange, or other clean fresh fruits
• Sweet: Sukhadi, ladoo, peda, barfi, or other pure Jain sweets
• Flowers: Fresh fragrant flowers such as rose, jasmine, marigold, or lotus if available
• Coins: Clean coins are offered symbolically, usually as per one’s devotion and local tradition

Explanation

In Snatra Pooja, the exact items can vary by sampraday, temple tradition, and local custom. The main requirement is that the items should be:

• Clean and respectfully prepared
• Suitable for Jain worship
• Offered with devotion and humility
• Free from violence as far as possible

The coin offering is usually not about a fixed amount; it represents reverence, charity, and surrender of attachment.

Spiritual Understanding

Snatra Pooja remembers the sacred birth and ceremonial bathing of Bhagwan Tirthankar by heavenly beings. The fruits, sweets, flowers, and coins are not for worldly display; they symbolize purity, devotion, gratitude, and inner offering.

Takeaway

Use fresh fruit, pure Jain sweets, clean flowers, and coins according to your local temple tradition. If doing Snatra Pooja in a temple, it is best to ask the temple pujari or elders, because customs may differ.