Akshata basically consists of uncooked rice which is mixed
with turmeric. Here is the Akshata mantra. It is chanted while mixing the rice
and turmeric and also while using the Akshata for various proposes.
Akshata Mantra
Akshatastandula: subhraa: kumkumen Virajeeta;
Mayaa nivedita bhavatya grihan parameshwara.