Poojas and Rituals

I perform all kind of traditional poojas or prayers, all indian rituals and all divinities prayers.

Some of the poojas are:

• Weddings

• Nav graha shanti pooja

• Homa and Hawans

• Dosha shanti pooja

• All types of vedic poojas in Hinduism

• All 16 Samskaras (संस्कार), generally known as "Shodasha Samskaras"

The Sixteen Samskaras are:


1.	Garbhadan	The coming together of the husband & wife for conception.
2.	Pumsvan	Ceremony performed when the first signs of conception are seen, and is to be performed when someone desires a male child.
3.	Seemantonayan	A ceremony of parting of the hairs of the expectant mother to keep her spirits high & positive. Special music is arranged for her.
4.	Jatakarma	After the birth of the child, the child is given a secret name, he tastes honey & ghee and the mother starts the first feeding after chanting a mantra.
5.	Nama-karana	In this ceremony the child is given a formal name.
6.	Nishkramana	In this the formal darshan of sun & moon is done for the child.
7.	Annaprashana	This ceremony is performed when the child is given solid food (anna) for the first time.
8.	Chudakarana	Chuda means the 'lock or tuft of hair' kept after the remaining part is shaved off.
9.	Karna-vedha	Piercing of the ears. Done on the 7th or 8th month.
10.	Upanayan & Vedarambha	The thread ceremony. The child is thereafter authorized to perform all rituals. Studies of Vedas begins with the Guru.
11.	Keshanta	Hairs is cut, Guru Dakshina is given.
12.	Samavartan	Returning to the house.
13.	Vivaha	Marriage ceremony.
14.	Vanprastha	As old age approaches, the person retires for a life of tapas & studies.
15.	Sanyas	Before leaving the body a Hindu sheds all sense of responsibility & relationships to awake & revel in the timeless truth.
16.	Antyeshthi	The last rites done after the death.

“Poojas are performed to get inner strength and Rituals are performed to know our real identity or culture”