I used an orange this AM, because the only banana I had was prasadam from the temple from Thai Pusam. It wouldn't be right to use that as an offering at home as well. We also got a garland as prasadam, because we were sponsors of the homa. Now that, I did put on the Tiruvadi, and then Nataraja for the second day. It carries the vibration of the temple with it, and brings blessings to the home. Generally these days I store a few flowers in our shrine room, for a couple of days before the weekly trip to the temple with garlands. It adds to the vibes in there too.
That's nice. I have to stock up on fruits. I'll buy a few today.
Which homa was done at the temple? Do you know how to string garlands?