Friday 16 October
Shashthi · Mula
Rahu Kala 11:40 a.m. – 1:02 p.m. · Abhijit 12:40 p.m.
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Puja Vidhiपूजा विधि
What to gather, then each step of the puja with its mantra, in plain words.
- Ganesha Pujaगणेश पूजाGanesha · 16 steps · 40 minBefore any new beginning, every Wednesday, and on Ganesha Chaturthi
- Lakshmi Pujaलक्ष्मी पूजाDevi · 14 steps · 45 minDipavali evening in the pradosha time, Fridays, and Sharad Purnima
- Sarasvati Pujaसरस्वती पूजाDevi · 14 steps · 40 minVasanta Panchami morning; the first lesson of a child (vidyarambha)
- Rudrabhishekaरुद्राभिषेकShiva · 7 steps · 45 minMondays, Pradosha, Shivaratri and Shravana; for health and peace
- Mangala Gauri Pujaमंगला गौरी पूजाDevi · 14 steps · 40 minThe Tuesdays of Shravana, for the first five years of marriage
- Varalakshmi Vratamवरलक्ष्मी व्रतम्Devi · 14 steps · 50 minThe Friday before Shravana Purnima
- Vishvakarma Pujaविश्वकर्मा पूजाVedic · 14 steps · 35 minKanya Sankranti (mid-September), and when opening a workshop or factory
- Hanuman Pujaहनुमान पूजाHanuman · 14 steps · 35 minTuesdays and Saturdays, and Hanuman Jayanti
- Shani Deva Pujaशनि देव पूजाNavagraha · 14 steps · 30 minSaturday evening after sunset; Shani Jayanti; during sadhe-sati or Shani dasha
- Katyayani Pujaकात्यायनी पूजाDevi · 13 steps · 35 minThe sixth day of Navaratri; and by young women praying for a good marriage
- Kala Sarpa Dosha Pujaकाल सर्प दोष पूजाShiva · 6 steps · 50 minNaga Panchami, Mahashivaratri, an Amavasya or a Monday
- Navagraha Shanti Pujaनवग्रह शान्ति पूजाNavagraha · 11 steps · 50 minBefore a big beginning, at the start of a hard dasha, or with the Navagraha Havan
- Bhumi Pujaभूमि पूजाDevi · 6 steps · 45 minBefore construction begins, on a muhurta from the Panchang
- Vastu Pujaवास्तु पूजाVedic · 5 steps · 45 minBefore moving in, after a renovation, or when a home feels unsettled; on a muhurta
- Griha Pravesha Pujaगृह प्रवेश पूजाGanesha · 5 steps · 60 minOn a muhurta from the Panchang; avoid Chaturmasa and Kharmasa if you can
- Vahana Pujaवाहन पूजाGanesha · 5 steps · 20 minBefore the first drive, on a good day (Dhanaterasa, Dasahara, or a muhurta)
- Ahoi Ashtami Vrat Kathaअहोई अष्टमी व्रत कथाDevi · Adhyaya 1–2 · 12 minKartika Krishna Ashtami · kept by mothers from sunrise until the stars or the moon are seen in the evening
- Karva Cauth Vrat Kathaकरवा चौथ व्रत कथाDevi · Adhyaya 1–3 · 15 minKartika Krishna Chaturthi (the Chaturthi at moonrise) · from before sunrise, about 4 a.m., until moonrise
The words are the tradition’s; the meanings and the guidance are by Rajiv Bhargava, Ph.D.
