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Saraswati Puja Date for 2020 in India – Wednesday, January 29, 2020.

Saraswati Puja is considered to be the most auspicious puja in Indian culture. Goddess Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge and the sign of purity and peace. This puja plays a very important role in India’s culture of respect for learning. Saraswati puja is also popular as Vasant Panchami. Moreover, a typical image of Goddess Saraswati shows her sitting on a lotus flower or riding a swan. She is a tribute to power, confidence, and knowledge.

Saraswati Puja Overview

Dates	Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Deity	Goddess Saraswati
Related Festival	Vasant Panchami, Diwali, Navratri
Relevant Season	Spring
Significance	Goddess of Skills and Knowledge
Dress	Traditional

Significance Of Saraswati Puja in a Child’s Life

Children are encouraged to worship Maa Saraswati because of the educational value she holds. Here is why we should educate about the significance of Saraswati Puja in a child’s life –

1. Knowledge is Wealth: It is only through knowledge that an individual can conquer the world, which is why much emphasize has been given to knowledge and wisdom in the life of a student.
2. Art and Music: The Goddess encourages all sorts of arts and music apart from educational knowledge. A child should seek the blessings of this goddess in order to excel in all spheres of life.
3. Peace: Goddess Saraswati is seen on the peaceful lake of the mind, offering the peace of silent meditation, which is necessary for today’s fast-paced life. 
4. Following Traditions: Doing Saraswati Puja helps a child to stay in touch with the customs and traditions despite gaining knowledge of the world. 
5. Being Spiritual: Apart from engaging in all sorts of arts and music, students learn to become spiritual and respectful. They learn qualities like team-building, leadership, and corporation.

Why do we celebrate Saraswati Puja?

• Saraswati puja is celebrated for knowledge and is auspicious for students.
• Vasant Panchami is also an auspicious day to begin new work, to marry or to shift to a new home. The yellow colour is significant on this day.
• Devotees also worship Saraswati as the water deity who has purifying powers.
• The festival of Saraswati pooja is also an occasion of social celebrations. This puja is very common in eastern India.
• Further, on this day all the educational institutes worship the Goddess with lots of happiness.

What Goddess Saraswati Symbolizes?

The scripture she holds are the Vedas and represent knowledge, while the japa mala, or beads, represents discipline and concentration.

Goddess Saraswati	Symbolism
Her Four Arms	Her front arms depict the Goddess’ activity in the material realm while the back arms depict the activity in the spiritual realm.
Stringed Instrument, or Veena	The veena represents the arts and serves as a reminder to live in harmony with others and the world.
Book or Vedas	Represents the Truth or pure knowledge
Stringed Beads, or Japa Mala	Represents discipline, concentration, and meditation
White Clothing or Sari	Symbolic of purity
Lotus	A white lotus represents purity and knowledge.
Peacock	The peacock represents beauty and dance. Peacocks can also represent vanity and indecision.
Swan	The beautiful swan that is seen with the Goddess represents beauty. The swan is believed to have the ability to separate water from milk with its beak. This symbolizes how we should chose between right and wrong.

Who should perform Saraswati Puja?

• People who want to develop creativity, confidence and improve their skills should perform Saraswati pooja.
• Professionals can also perform this puja to gain success.
• Students perform this puja to increase their skills and talents in various fields.
• Performing Saraswati pooja also improves memory power and communication skills.

What are the benefits of performing Saraswati Puja?

Here is a list of benefits of performing Saraswati Puja:

• One gets the blessings of Goddess Saraswati. This helps in gaining knowledge and wisdom in one’s life.
• This puja also fills one’s life with lots of positivity and removes negativity.
• It also provides strength and empowerment in an individual’s life.
• After performing this puja, a person becomes more talented and skilled.

When should I perform Saraswati Puja?

• The 10th day of ‘Dussehra‘ or ‘Navratri‘ is included in the celebrations of Saraswati Puja.
• Devotees also also perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami. Vasant Panchmi also has other names like Saraswati Panchami and Shri Panchami.
• Also, many astrologists consider it an Abujha day. 
• Purvahna Kala decides the day on which Vasant Panchami falls. It is the time between the sunrise and midday.

How to do Saraswati Puja at home?

What are the Saraswati Puja Mantras?

Here are the mantras that one should utter while performing Saraswati Pooja:

What are the materials required for Saraswati Puja?

The materials required in Saraswati Pooja are:

Samagri/ Things required	Quantity
Mango Leaves	5
Ghee	1 Kg
Dhoop	100 Grams
Agarbatti	2 Packets
Saffron	as per requirement
Kumkum	100 Grams
Coconut	1
Rosewater	1 Bottle
Betel Leaf	5
Kapur	1 Packet
Gulal – Holi Colours	100 grams of each color
Turmeric powder	100 grams
Idol of Saraswati	1
Sandal	1 Pair
Coins	as per your requirement and facility.
Rice	100 grams
Fruits	Mixed Fruits as per your requirement
Diyas	5 minimum

Other requirements are:

1. Plate
2. Match Box
3. Ganga Jal
4. Lotus and Yellow flowers like Marigold
5. Kamal Gatte
6. Clean red cloth
7. Piper Beetle
8. Cotton Wicks
9. Marigold Flowers Garland
10. Kalash
11. Panchamrit

What to wear on Saraswati Puja?

• It is very important to wear only Yellow clothes on Saraswati Puja because this colour holds great significance for this Puja.
• Women can wear traditional dresses like Saree or Salwar.
• Men can wear traditional dresses like Dhoti.

What is the cost of performing Saraswati Puja?

Saraswati Puja with the prescribed materials ranges from Rs. 2000 to Rs.4000.

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Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap Cost depends on the type of Yagna and the number of times the mantras are chanted.

The Rudra Mantra or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (महामृत्युंजय मंत्र) is a great death-conquering Mantra. This mantra is addressed to Tryambaka, “The Three-eyed God”, Lord Shiva, a form of Rudra. The mantra is mentioned in the Rigveda and Yajurveda.

Maha Mrityunjaya pooja protects the devotees from life-threatening diseases and also increases the lifespan of the devotee who performs it. One can perform this pooja in the comforts of his own home by following the rituals rightfully. Recitation of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra frees the family of all the sins and awakens the healing powers within oneself.

We arrange for Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap remotely at the Pandit’s place. Pooja will be performed on your name and gothra. Pooja will be live streamed and pooja videos will be shared with you on whatsapp. Pooja will be performed by Pandit Rahul Karnatak who is a very experienced priest and featured in The Times of India. Contact us now for booking this pooja.

Pooja Overview

Diety	Lord Shiva
Location to be performed	Shiva Temples or at Home
Time required for the pooja	5 – 11 days
Number of priests required	Depends on the number of recitations (5 – 10)

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What are the different types of Mahamrityunjaya Pooja?

Mahamrityunjaya mantra pooja is divided into types depending upon the number of times the mantra is chanted, such as –

• In the first type, the mantra is recited 11000 times. This is the least count for the recitation and hence requires less number of priest and days for completion.
• The second type is where the recitation of the mantra takes place 21000 times.
• The third type constitutes of the recitation of the mantra happening 31000 times.
• The fourth type is where the recitation of the mantra occurs 62000 times.
• The last and fifth type is where the mantra is recited 125000 times. It is the biggest pooja of all.

Benefits and Miracles of Mahamrityunjaya Mantra –

Here’s a lost of benefits one can achieve by performing the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra:

• Maha Mrityunjaya pooja is useful to overcome chronic and life-threatening diseases and to improve the health of the individual tremendously.
• This pooja also results in the creation of a protective shield for the performer’s family.
• It also increases the lifespan of the devotee who performs it.
• The very powerful pooja helps to overcome all the issues and problems in one’s life by eradicating all the evil effects from life.
• This pooja can also assist in achieving professional success and lead an ambitious life.
• Chanting of this mantra during pooja will also unblock the energy points in the body providing peace.
• Moreover, this is also useful in overcoming the ill effects of the planets in the birth horoscope.

What is the purpose of Maha Mrityunjaya Pooja & why one should do this?

Here’s why the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is chanted 108 times:

• The pooja generally takes place to avoid an untimely death predicted by the Jyotish in the near future.
• Also, in case of a person facing health issues, this pooja is done to better the condition of the patient.
• Performing this pooja also rectifies doshas like Nadi Dosha and Bhakut dosha occurring during Guna Milaan or marriage.

Who should chant Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra?

• This pooja must be performed only by a group of 6 or 7 experienced priests who should do the chantings on behalf of the devotee.
• Failure in doing so can result in worse effects on the devotee rather than good.

How many times one should chant Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra?

108 times – It is prescribed to chant the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra 108 times. Devotees can chant the mantra on a Rudraksha rosary consisting of 108 beads that helps you to count the number of chants of this powerful mantra.

The numbers ‘1’, ‘0’ and ‘8’ separately signify ‘oneness’, ‘nothingness’ and ‘everything’ respectively.

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Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Lyrics & Meaning

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra in Hindi

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् |
उर्वारुकमिव बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ||

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra in English

Om Tryambakam Yajaamahe, Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvaarukamiva Bandhanaan, Mrityormuksheeya Maamritaat

Word-by-word Meaning & Lyrics of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra are as follows:

Word	Meaning & Importance
ॐ aum	Chanting Om, a sacred/mystical sign
त्र्यम्बकम् tryambakam	the three-eyed one
यजामहे yajāmahe	we worship, we sacrifice
सुगन्धिम् sugandhim	the fragrant, the virtuous, the supreme being
पुष्टिवर्धनम् puṣṭi + vardhanam	the bestower of nourishment, wealth, perfection.
उर्वारुकमिव urvārukamiva	Like the fruit falls off
बन्धनान् bandhanān	from bondage, from the stem
मृत्योः mṛtyoḥ	From death
मुक्षीय mukṣīya	may I be freed/released
मा ऽमृतात् ma mrtat	from mortality

Full Meaning of the Mantra –

We worship the three-eyed One, who is fragrant and who nourishes all.
Like the fruit falls off from the bondage of the stem, may we be liberated from death, from mortality.

What are the materials required for the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra?

Here’s a list of items required for Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra –

Samagri / Things required –

Cow milk	Gangajal	Incense sticks
Sacred thread (Janeu)	Sugar	Flowers (White)
Honey	Ghee	Lamps
Curd	Beetle nuts	Roli
White cloth	Dhatura	Fruits
Tulsi and Bail leaves	Sandalwood paste	Sweets
Bhang	Rice	Matchbox
Red Vastra	Kala til	Laal Asan

• Also, one should use Rudraksha Mala for chanting Mahamrityunjaya Mantra.
• Devotees participating in the pooja should wear neat and clean clothes and carry all the necessary items for the pooja.

In how many days Maha Mrityunjaya Pooja is completed at home?

• Mahamrityunjaya pooja can take around 5 – 11 days to complete depending on the number of mantras chosen.
• Generally, it starts on a Monday and finishes over the next Monday in a week.
• The time required for the pooja also depends on the number of priests performing it.

Where to perform Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap?

The devotees can perform this pooja at any famous Shiva temples namely Trimbakeshwar Temple (Nashik), Somnath temple (Gujarat), Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Omkareshwar temple in Indore and Nageshwar temple in Gujarat, or any of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India.

However, due to coronavirus lockdown, it is advisable to perform this pooja at the safety and comfort of your own home. Our priests will visit your place and conduct the pooja at your home. The priests will do the recitation of the mantra all day long sitting in front of you.

When should I perform Maha Mrityunjaya Pooja at home?

The auspicious days to perform Maha Mrityunjaya Pooja are Maha Shivaratri, the month of Sawan, Makarsankranti and Amavasya dates. Mondays are considered the suitable day to start this pooja.

However, one can also perform this pooja on any days according to their needs and requirements but only after consultation with a good priest.

What is the cost of performing Mahamrityunjaya Mantra?

• The cost of the pooja depends on the type of yagna and the number of times the mantras are chanted.
• Approximately, it costs between Rs. 40,000 – 50,000 for doing the Maha Mrityunjaya pooja of 3 – 4 days.
• After the recitations, a Havan takes place. The havan can be small, medium or big depending upon the number of recitations.

Story of the origin of Mahamrityunjaya mantra

There are two stories mentioned in the Shiv Purana of how this holy and powerful mantra came to life. They are –

1. The legend of Rishi Markandeya – According to this legend, Rishi Markendeya was the sole person who knew the mantra. It was originally given as a boon to the Rishi by Lord Shiva after the Rishi worshipped him. But once Lord Moon was on the verge of death due to a curse. Hence, Sati pleaded to Rishi Markendeya to recite this holy mantra to save the moon.
2. The legend of Rishi Dadichi – According to this version, Shukracharya was the sole person who knew the mantra. It was Lord Shiva who himself taught Shukracharya this lifesaver mantra. However, Lord Shukracharya went ahead and shared it with Rishi Dadichi. So when one time King Kshuva fell ill, Rishi Dadichi recited the mantra and saved his life. Later, this mantra became known to everyone.

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Frequently Asked Questions on Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

• Griha Pravesh Puja takes place in an Indian household when one enters into a new house for the first time.
• This ritual signifies the hard work and success in the construction of a new house.
• In some cases, it happens at the re-entry of the person in the house after some renovations.
• Also, this puja pleases the deities and keeps any negativity away.

We arrange for Griha Pravesh Puja remotely at the Pandit’s place. Pooja will be performed on your name and gothra. Pooja will be live streamed and pooja videos will be shared with you on whatsapp. Pooja will be performed by Pandit Rahul Karnatak who is a very experienced priest and featured in The Times of India. Contact us now for booking this pooja.

Who should perform this Puja?

• Griha Pravesh Puja is a Hindu ritual of great significance.
• One should perform this puja under the guidance of a priest with experience.
• Also, the head of the family should perform this puja along with his wife.
• This puja must be done only after installing doors and windows in the house.
• Nevertheless, the inner infrastructure can be incomplete.

What are the benefits of doing Griha Pravesh Puja?

Here’re the benefits of performing Griha Pravesh Puja:

• The puja purifies and sanctifies every nook and corner of the house.
• Further, it eliminates and reduces the ill effects of the bad Vastu.
• This ritual also provides both inner and mental peace to the residing family members.
• It welcomes good luck and fortune in the house.
• This also results in the clearing of bad thoughts from the minds of the family members making them wiser.
• Furthermore, it provides spiritual bliss to all of the family members.

How to decide the time of the Griha Pravesh Puja?

• One performs this pooja depending upon the position of the Sun. Sun’s movement determines the auspicious day to perform it.
• The best time for the Griha Pravesh puja is when the Sun moves north.
• Also, the Hindu calendar determines the auspicious months for moving into a new house.
• One also fixes the time of this puja depending upon the astrological calculations.

What is the best time to move into the house as per astrological calculations?

Some of the best months to move into the new house are –

Auspicious Muhurats that bring wealth and prosperity.

Magh (Part January and part February)

Falgun (Part February and part March)

Baishak (Part April and part May)

Jeishtha (Part May and part June)

Muhurats with no particular effect other than overall well-being

Kartik (Part October and part November)

Margahirsh (Part November and part December)

Inauspicious Muhurats

Ashadh (Part June and part July)

Bhadrapad (Part August and part September)

Ashwin (Part September and part October)

Paush (Part December and part January)

Shubh Muhurats for Griha Pravesh in 2019

Month with Date	Muhurat	Nakshatra	Tithi
Oct 30	06:31 am – 10:00 pm	Anuradha	Tritiya
Nov 2	01:31 am – 06:34 am	Uttara Ashadha	Saptami
Nov 9	02:39 pm – 06:39 am, Nov 10	Revati	Trayodashi
Nov 13	10:02 pm – 06:42 am, Nov 14	Rohini	Dwitiya
Nov 14	06:42 am – 06:43 am, Nov 15	Rohini, Mrigashirsha	Dwitiya, Tritiya
Nov 15	06:43 am – 07:46 pm	Mrigashirsha	Tritiya
Nov 21	06:30 pm – 06:49 am, Nov 22	Uttara Phalguni	Dashami
Nov 22	06:49 am – 04:42 pm	Uttara Phalguni	Dashami, Ekadashi
Nov 30	06:05 pm – 06:56 am, Dec 1	Uttara Ashadha	Panchami
Dec 6	07:00 am – 07:01 am, Dec 7	Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati	Dashami
Dec 7	07:01 am – 01:29 am, Dec 8	Revati	Ekadashi
Dec 12	10:42 am – – 06:19 am, Dec 13	Mrigashirsha	Pratipada

Dont’s of the Griha Pravesh Puja

• One should avoid Griha Pravesh Puja when a lady in the house is expecting a child.
• One should also avoid it during the first day of the Tamil month, Tuesdays and New Moon days.

What are the auspicious festive days for Griha Pravesh Puja?

• Best festive days for this puja muhurats are Dussehra, Vasant Panchami, Gudi Padwa and Akshaya Tritiya.

The Procedure of Griha Pravesh Puja

Performing of Griha Pravesh Puja pleases the Vaastu deity. A Brahmin priest performs it by chanting mantras to invoke the blessings of Vaastu Devata.

What are the materials required for Griha Pravesh Puja?

For performing the Griha Pravesh Puja, one requires the following things:

Samagri/Things required	Quantity	Samagri/ Things required	Quantity
Kapoor	1 packet	Pure Ghee	500 gm
Ilaichi	10 gm	Roli	1 packet
Coconut	2	Honey	50 ml
Gola	1	Misari	50 gm
Clove	10 gm	Pure Milk Sweet	500 gm
Rice	500 gm	Mango Leaf	As per requirement
Curd	250 gm	Pan Leaf	10
Milk	250 gm	Supari	11

Other requirements for this puja are:

• One also needs fruits, tulsi leaf and flowers as per requirement. Further, one needs 2 towels (rough), a packet of Agarbatti.
• Moreover, one also requires, 5 Yogyapabit, 50 gm of Haldi powder, a meter long red cloth, 1.25 meter of yellow cloth.
• Further, for Gauri Puja one needs Bangles, Bindis, a piece of Blouse, 2 Dhotis or Vastra for Ganesh/ Satyanarayan Puja and 2 Deepak brass etc.

Where to perform Griha Pravesh Puja?

• This puja must be performed in the north-east corner of the house.
• On the day of the puja, the male member of the family breaks a coconut on the doorway.
• All of this is done in the presence of the priest who recites the mantra.
• From there, he lights a camphor lamp on the pumpkin in the doorway.
• Forth breaking the coconut, the owner of the new house along with the family members carries an image of the deity and enters the kitchen.
• Then, holy water is sprinkled in all rooms.

What is the cost of performing Griha Pravesh Puja?

• Griha Pravesh puja can cost you from Rs. 6500 to Rs. 9000.
• Nevertheless, this price range includes the cost of the materials or samagri for the puja.
• While entering the new house, a Navagrahahanti and Vastushanti Homam is also performed.
• Also, 108 Namavalis of all the 9 planets are recited along with the Navagraha Sooktam.
• Two priests perform Vastu Shanti Puja along with the Homam and the recitation of Sri Rudram and the Pancha Suktas.
• The whole process of construction of a house ends on Griha Pravesh Puja and begins from Bhoomi Pooja.

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Pitru Paksha 2019: Pitru Paksha, a 16 day lunar period in Hindu calendar begins on Friday, September 13 and concludes on Saturday, September 28. Pitru Paksha is a ritual performed for the dead ancestors. Hindus pay homage to their ancestors during this period.

Pitru Paksha is also known as Pitru Pakshya, Pitri Pokkho, Sola Shraddha, Kanagat, Jitiya, Mahalaya Paksha and Apara Paksha. The word ‘Pitras’ means ‘Ancestors’ and ‘Paksha’ means ‘A particular time’. It is considered to be an inauspicious time. No good task is done during this period.

During the ceremony, the death rites that are performed is termed ‘Tarpan’ or ‘Shraddha’. It is believed that performing the Pitru Dosha blesses the entire family. It is performed only by the male members of the family.

Pitru Paksha 2019 Dates

Date	Day	Shraddha
13 September 2019	Friday	Purnima Shraddha
14 September 2019	Saturday	Pratipada Shraddha
15 September 2019	Sunday	Dwitiya Shraddha
16 September 2019	Monday	Tritiya Shraddha
17 September 2019	Tuesday	Chaturthi Shraddha
18 September 2019	Wednesday	Maha Bharani, Panchami Shraddha
19 September 2019	Thursday	Shashti Shraddha
20 September 2019	Friday	Saptami Shraddha
21 September 2019	Saturday	Ashtami Shraddha
22 September 2019	Sunday	Navami Shraddha
23 September 2019	Monday	Dashami Shraddha
24 September 2019	Tuesday	Ekadashi Shraddha
25 September 2019	Wednesday	Dwadashi Shraddha
26 September 2019	Thursday	Trayadoshi Shraddha
27 September 2019	Friday	Magha Shraddha
28 September 2019	Saturday	Sarva Pitra Amavasya

Why do we perform Pitru Paksha?

We perform Pitru Paksha Puja because:

• It ensures that the ancestors go to heaven.
• It is believed that the live members of the family won’t be in peace if the ancestors are not resting in peace. The family will keep facing some of the other problems.
• Not performing the puja can make the women of the family not have children.
• It ensures that the ancestors rest in peace by clearing their sins.

What is the history of Pitru Paksha ritual?

According to mythology, the reason for performing Pitru Paksha relates to King Karna, the son of the Sun God from Mahabharata. King Karna was always deeply involved in charity and could never say no to anybody. After his death in the Mahabharat war, when he went to heaven, he was offered food made of gold. 

He asked the Gods why such a great was offered food this way even after doing so much charity. He was told that this was because he only offered gold as a charity and not food. King Karna neither offered food and water to his ancestors nor the poor people. Realizing his mistake, King Karna wanted to correct it. The Gods thus decided to let Karna return to Earth for 15 days to feed the poor. This helped him to get rid of the problem. This period is called Pitru Paksha.

Who can perform Pitru Paksha ritual?

The son of the dead ancestor performs the Pitru Paksha. If the person has no son, any other male member can perform the Puja. In cases where a person has more than one son, the eldest son performs the Puja.

Where do we perform Pitru Karma?

• One can perform the Puja in a lake beside their house.
• They can also perform this Puja at the banks of a river.
• One can also visit Gaya or Varanasi to perform the Puja.

Materials required to perform Pitru Paksha 2019

The materials required to perform Pitru Paksha are:

• White rice, A bucket of water, Piece of Kush grass (with roots attached), and Black till for performing the Tarpan.
• Ghee, 5 pairs of Puri/Suhari and Sweet rice, Black Till, Camphor, 1 Diya, Wood, Mango leaves, Lota with water and prepared food to take outside for performing the Havan.
• Prepared meals, or 3 or 5 pairs of Suhari/Puri and sweet rice for performing the Bhojan.

How to perform Pitru Paksha in 2019?

The ceremony of Pitru Paksha consists of three parts. These are:

• Tarpan
• Havana
• Bhojan

Method of offering Tarpan:

• Mix the black till and white rice into the bucket of water. After that plant the Kush grass on the southern side of you. Then tie the Kush grass into a knot.
• Join your hands together and allow the water to scoop down your palms.
• Face the east and offer the ‘Jal’ with hands to the sun and recite 3 times, “Om Sri Suriyaayaai Namah.”
• Face the south and offer Tarpan with hands to the deceased ancestor. Do it 3 times for each ancestor in the following way: (Call the name of deceased) and recite “Pitra Swaadhaa”.
• Offer Tarpan 3 times. Say “Sarva Pitra Swaadhaa”

Method of performing Havan:

• Face south with the Havan Kund in front of. Say “Om Namo Narayana Namah” seven times. Spend a few moments reflecting on the forefathers who are honoured with Pitra Havan.
• Set the fire and make ghee offerings to the forefathers. Recite the same mantras as the Tarpan.
• Mix the ghee, black till, puri and sweet rice together.
• Make the offerings like the Tarpan using this mixture.
• Take the prepared food for forefathers outside.

Method of performing Bhojan:

• At least three people should accompany you.
• Take the food and a lighting piece of stick or camphor to the back of your house.
• Place the fire down and the food and water down in a neat way.
• Pause for a while to seek the protection of these souls and then turn around and leave.
• You should not look at the food you have offered.

What are the rules for performing the Pitru Paksha ritual?

The rules for performing the Pitru Paksha are:

• The male performing the Puja should bathe before performing the Puja.
• The male performing the Puja should wear a Dhoti.
• He should wear a ‘Kush Grass’ ring.
• He should be bare-chested.
• The person performing the Puja should not have anything negative in his mind.
• Do not do anything ‘new’ during this time. Like engagement, wedding, buying property etc.
• Avoid eating non-vegetarian food, onion, garlic, jeera, mustard oil etc.
• Do not harm any living beings during this period.

What is the cost of performing Pitru Paksha?

The cost of performing Pitru Paksha starts from as low as Rs 25 and can go up to Rs 5000.

The pandit performs the puja for a group of people together at the lower budget and the size of the group decreases with the increase in the budget. The budget ranges from Rs 2500-5000 if a Pandit dedicates himself to perform your Puja. This includes the cost of ingredients and donations.

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