
Panchmeva is a combination of five dry fruits. The word ‘Panch’ means five and ‘Meva’ means dry fruits. These are also related with panch tatva like Suraj, Chandrama, Jal, Agni and Vaayu. These five types of dry fruits used as offering in pooja thali during the fast or worship. It mainly includes almond, raisins, dry coconut, makhana and dry dates. They are especially made for the purpose of hawan or pooja or during the varat. These are also good for your health benefits as they provide us a lot of energy. As Panch Tatra are very necessary for our survival and success, like this Panchmeva is also necessary to make our worship and pooja successful. Dry fruits are also considered as the purest nuts on earth, that’s why they are also spiritually connected.