Betel leaves and Nuts

Set of Paan (Betel leaves) and 2 Suparis (betelnuts) for puja rituals, made in pure german silver. 
One of the most important puja items in Hindu rituals is the betel leaf. The betel leaf is a symbol of freshness and prosperity. The betel leaf is also one of the items in ashtamangalya (flowers, mangala ashtaka [rice colored with turmeric], fruits, mirror, dhoti, betel leaf and betel nut, lamp and kumkum and kajal.
 
According to Skanda Purana, the betel leaf was obtained by the gods during the churning of the ocean for the nectar. Different deities reside in the betel leaf:
- Indra and Shukra are present in the top portion of the leaf.
- Goddess Saraswati resides in the middle part.
- Goddess Mahalakshmi resides in the lower tip.
- Jyesta Lakshmi resides in the part that connects the betel leaf to the stem.
- Lord Vishnu resides inside the leaf.
- Lord Shiva and Kamdev reside on the outside of the leaf.
- Goddess Parvati and Mangalya Devi live on the left side.
- Mother Earth or Bhoomidevi lives on the right side.
- Lord Suryanarayana is there throughout the leaf.
The betel nut is an integral part of the daily or ritualistic Pooja. It is also popularly used in the age old-custom of Indian eating. The supari is symbolic of the nut of the ego that must be offered on the altar of God. It represents the hard, coarse qualities that must be surrendered to God, leaving only the soft, pure qualities.
 
Design: Made in german silver for symbolice offerings.
Dimensions:
Betel leaf: 2.4 inches(W) X 4.5 inches (L)
Betel nut: 0.75 inch (H) X 0.5 inch (W)
Weight: 27 grams