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Ritual Guidance

Pujas, Vrats & Vidhi

An interactive puja assistant — step-by-step vidhi, samagri checklists, chants, audio guidance and regional variants for the major Hindu rituals.

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Sankalp Generator

Name, gotra and location → traditional sankalpa in Sanskrit, Hindi and English with printable PDF.

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गणेश पूजा

Ganesh Puja

Daily

Ganesha is invoked first in every Hindu ritual as the remover of obstacles (Vighnaharta) and the lord of beginnings.

20–30 min·Before any new beginning, daily worship, Chaturthi tithi.

सत्यनारायण कथा

Satyanarayan Katha

Special

A vrat dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his Satyanarayan form. Listening to the five-chapter katha is considered essential for the puja's fruit.

1.5–2 hours·Purnima, housewarming, marriage anniversaries, fulfilment of vows.

लक्ष्मी पूजा

Lakshmi Puja

Festival

Devi Lakshmi is invoked for prosperity, harmony and abundance — both material and spiritual. Cleanliness of the home is the foremost preparation.

45–60 min·Diwali Amavasya, Fridays, Varalakshmi Vratam, Kojagari Purnima.

नवग्रह शान्ति

Navagraha Shanti

Special

A puja addressed to the nine planetary deities (Surya, Chandra, Mangal, Budh, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, Ketu) to pacify their effects on the kundli.

1–2 hours·Adverse planetary periods (Sade Sati, Mahadasha) or before any major event.

गृह प्रवेश

Griha Pravesh

Life-cycle

Sanctifies the new home, removes vastu doshas and invokes the deities of directions (dikpalas) and household deities for prosperity.

2–3 hours·Entering a newly built or newly bought house on an auspicious muhurat.

रुद्राभिषेक

Rudrabhishek

Special

Ritual bathing of the Shiva linga with sacred substances accompanied by the chanting of Rudram, regarded as one of the most powerful Vedic invocations.

1–2 hours·Mondays, Pradosh, Shivaratri, Shravan month, for health, peace and removal of doshas.

पितृ तर्पण

Pitru Tarpan

Ancestral

Offering of water with black sesame and darbha grass to the departed ancestors so that they receive peace and bless their lineage.

20–30 min·Daily after sandhya, Amavasya, Pitru Paksha, on a parent's tithi.

Content is curated for general guidance. Practices vary by region, sampradaya and family tradition — consult a qualified priest for your family's vidhi.