As per the scriptures, the list of essentials of Durga Puja are:

Kalparambho: The ritual performed before the commencement of the Puja and Mahasna

1. Edibles:

a. Panchashasha- Five types of grains- Rice, Whole green gram (Moong), Sesame (til), Any variety of whole black leguminous seed (Mashkalai), Millet (job)
b. Panchagobbo- Five items obtained from the cow - Milk, Clarified butter (ghee), Curd, Cow Dung and Gomutra
c. Honey
d. Curd
e. Sugar
f. Dantokashtho
g. One small Noibiddo
h. Three big Noibiddos
i. Earthen bowl of atop rice
j. Three bowls of Madhupakka- A mixture of Honey, Curd, Ghee and Sugar for oblation
k. Bhoger Drobbadi- Feast items
l. Aaratir drobbadi
m. Mahasnan oil
n. Sugar cane juice
o. Sesame oil- Til toilo


2. Liquids

a. Lukewarm Water- Ushnodok
b. Coconut Water
c. Sarbooushodhi
d. Mahaoushodhi
e. Ocean Water
f. Rain water
g. Spring water
h. Water containing lotus pollen.


3. Puja Items

a. Vermillion (Sindoor)
b. Powders of five different colours (panchabarner guri )- turmeric, rice, Kusum flowers or red aabir, Rice Chaff or burnt coconut fibre for dark colour, Bel Patra or powdered wood apple leaves
c. Leaves of five trees (panchapallab)- Mango, Pakur (a species of fig), Banyan, Betal and Fig(Joggodumur)
d. Five types of gems (pancha ratna)- Gold, Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby and Pearl
e. Bark of five trees (panchakoshay)- Jaam, Shimul, Berela, Kool, Bokul powdered in equal portions and mixed with water
f. Green coconut with stalk
g. Three aashonanguriuk- Finger ring made of Kusha


4. Cloth Items

a. Gamcha or a piece of cloth to cover the pot
b. A dhoti for Vishnu
c. A sari each for bodhon and Chandi.


5. Decorative Items

a. Pot or Ghat
b. Kundohari
c. A mirror
d. Four arrows
e. A triangular frame of wood or tekatha
f. Myrobalan (horitoki flowers)
g. Garland with circular decorations (chandmala)
h. A mattress of jute or hay (Aashon)

6. Others

a. Water camphor and perfumed sandal wood paste
b. Soil - extracted from elephant tusks, from the teeth of the pig, from the horns of the ox, from the bank of rivers Ganga and Saraswati, from both the banks of a river, from a place where four roads intersect, from palaces, from the ant hill, from the mountains
c. Vishnu toilo

Items required during the Shashthi puja:

1. Edibles

a. A stem of wood apple with fruits
b. Green coconut with stalk
c. Three bowls of madhupakka
d. Sesame seeds
e. Fruits
f. Honey
g. Ghee
h. An earthen bowl full of atop rice
i. Sugar
j. Curd
k. One small Noibiddo
l. Three big Noibiddos
m. Bhoger Drobbadi
n. Aaratir drobbadi
o. Grain
p. One dozen bananas with a single stem
q. White mustard seeds.

2. Puja Items

a. A pot
b. Four arrows
c. Two ashonanguriuk
d. Panchapallab
e. Pancha ratna
f. Panchashasha
g. Panchagobbo
h. Tekatha
i. Dubba Grass
j. Sindoor
k. Swastik pituli
l. Conch shell
m. Corrilium (Kajol)
n. Gorachana
o. Yellow thread
p. Chamor
q. A fly-whisk made of yak's tail for fanning
r. Earthen lamps
s. Panch pradip for arati

3. Cloth Items

a. Gamcha to cover the pot
b. A dhoti for the wood apple tree
c. A sari for Bodhon
d. One sari for Amontron

4. Decorative Items

a. Myrobalan
b. Flowers
c. Chandmala
d. Adibas oil
e. Turmeric
f. Soil from the bank of river Ganga
g. Perfume
h. Stone
i. Gold
j. Silver
k. Copper
l. Iron
m. Mirror
n. Alta

Items required during Saptami Puja

1. Edibles

a. Sesame seeds
b. Myrobalan
c. Flowers
d. Two earthen bowls full of atop rice
e. Green coconut with stalk
f. Wood apple leaves
g. White mustard
h. Madhupakka (40 or 22 bowls)
i. Honey
j. Sugar
k. Noibiddos (40 or 22)
l. One main noibiddo
m. Fruits
n. Items for bhog

2. Puja Items

a. Jute ropes
b. Red thread
c. Alta
d. Four finger rings
e. Four yadnyopaveet
f. A pot
g. A mirror
h. A tekatha
i. Sandalwood
j. Mashkolai
k. Hibiscus flower
l. Small noibiddo
m. One big earthen lamp
n. Panchapallab
o. Pancha ratna
p. Panchashasha
q. Panchaguri
r. Sindoor
s. Items for Arati
t. Items for the yadnya - sand, wood, dry khorke grass, cowdung, kusha grass, ghee, 108 bel leaves
u. A bowl.

3. Cloth Items

a. Clothes for the Pundit
b. A piece of cloth
c. Gamcha for Arati
d. 40 or 22 finger rings made of kusha
e. Sari for Nabapatrika
f. One sari for the main puja
g. Saris for Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Chandi
h. Dhotis for Kartik, Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu
i. Clothes for nine planets
j. Clothes for Peacock, Mouse, Lion, Demon, Buffalo, Ox, Snake
k. Chandmala
l. A nosering
m. Iron
n. Conch shell.


4. Others

a. Flower Garland
b. Belpatra Garland
c. Banana Plant
d. Turmeric plant
e. Colacassia plant
f. Wood apple stem
g. Pomegranate Stem
h. A stem of Jayanti plant
i. Arum plant
j. Rice plant
k. Ashoka stem
l. Twigs of white aparajita plant
m. Two banana stems

Items required for Ashtami Puja

1. Edibles
a. Fruits
b. Items for bhog
c. Items for arati
d. 40 or 22 bowls of Madhupakka
e. Honey
f. Sugar
g. Curd
h. Ghee
i. 40 or 22 Noibiddos
j. Four small Noibiddos

2. Cloth Items

a. One sari for Devi Durga
b. New clothes for Lakshmi, Saraswati, Chandi, Kartik, Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, nine planets, the peacock, mouse, lion, demon, buffalo, ox, snake, Jaya, Bijoya and Ram.

3. Puja Items
a. One Dantakashto
b. 40 or 22 finger rings made of kusha
c. One nosering
d. Iron
e. Two conch shells
f. A box of Sindoor
g. Flowers
h. A garland
i. Belpatra garland
j. One chandmala
k. One ghoti

4. Sandhi Puja

a. Flowers
b. Gold ring
c. A bronze bowl for madhupakka
d. A small sari
e. Main Noibiddo
f. One small Noibiddo
g. One plate
h. One pitcher
i. Iron
j. One nosering
k. One pillow
l. A mat
m. A chandmala
n. 108 earthen lamps
o. Items for bhog
p. Items for the arati

Items required for Nabami Puja

1. Edibles

a. Betel leaves
b. Pan masala
c. 40 or 22 bowls of Madhupakka
d. Honey
e. Sugar
f. Curd
g. Ghee
h. 40 or 22 Noibiddos
i. Four small noibiddos.

2. Cloth Items

a. Clothes for Lakshmi, Saraswati, Chandi, Kartik, Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, the nine planets, the peacock, mouse, lion, demon, buffalo, ox, snake, Jaya, Bijoya and Ram
b. One dantakashto
c. One sari for the main puja

3. Puja Items

a. Flowers
b. 40 or 22 finger rings made of kusha
c. One ghoti
d. One nosering
e. Iron
f. Two conch shells
g. A box of sindoors
h. Flower garland
i. Belpatra garland
j. A chandmala
k. One plate
l. Items needed for the yadnya
m. Bel leaves
n. A gift for the Purohit

Items required for the Dashami puja

a. Perfume
b. Flowers
c. Durba grass
d. Basil leaves
e. Bel leaves
f. Incense sticks
g. An earthen lamp
h. Noibiddo
i. Curd
j. Murki
k. Sweets
l. Items needed for Arati