Puja Thali is a significant part of Bhai Dooj celebrations. A decorated Puja Thali helps to perform the ceremonial Bhai Dooj Puja in a dignified and graceful manner besides, it also depicts a sister’s belief in traditional values and love for her brother. Every year sister’s vie with each other to decorate the best Bhai Dooj Puja Thali. A lot of imagination and brainstorming goes in to decorate the thali in the most innovative manner which looks even better than last year’s thali. The painstaking efforts of sister’s are more than compensated with brother’s affection and lot of gifts.

Contents of Bhai Dooj Puja Thali
A Puja Thali is a plate that contains all items necessary to perform the ceremonial puja. Traditionally, an all-inclusive Bhai Dooj Puja Thali has roli, aipun and rice placed in separate katoris for the customary tika. The thali must also have coconut and a sweet prasad, which is given to brother at the end of the ceremony. This prasad could be a mithai or batasha. Diya or oil lamp is the most essential part of a Bhai Tika Pooja Thali as this is required by sister to perform arti of the brother. Some also keep fruits and a shagun of seven paan (betel leaves) in the thali. A holy symbol of ‘Swastika’ is drawn in the centre of a thali with finger using red tika.

Types of Bhai Dooj Puja Thali
Increased demand for well-decorated Bhai Dooj Puja Thali has forced manufacturer’s to bring out thalis in variety of materials and designs. Today, one can find Bhai Phota Thalis in steel, brass, silver and even gold. Thalis decorated with zari and bandhani cloth are a rage amongst those who prefer ethic styles. Most thalis come inclusive of fixed diya, katori and incense stick stands while others come in charming engraved and decorative patterns. A lot of variety can be observed in the size of the thali ranging from mini compact to large thalis.

Online Shopping for Bhai Dooj Puja Thali
Puja Thali is a popular gift option for siblings on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. One can conveniently shop for Puja Thalis and Puja Thali Hampers through various Bhai Dooj Shopping sites. Good shopping sites are not just providing the consumers a plethora of variety but also the facility to deliver gifts anywhere in the world. This makes it easy for brothers and sisters to send a loving Puja Thali gift to siblings living in different cities or foreign countries.

Bhai Dooj Thali Decoration Ideas
Bhai Dooj Puja Thali can be decorated in innovative manner using flower and petals, beads-sequins, roli/kalawa, zari, gota, lace, mirrors and paint. Love for brother, faith in the custom and a little imagination is required to prepare the best and most beautiful Puja Thali.