Rituals & Festivals

Daily puja, vrat and the mala you count on. How to do each ritual at home without a pandit, what each step means, and which items you actually need.

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A brass bellGuide · 3 min read Naam jap and the jaap counter: how to use a counter for your daily jaap

Naam jap is the repeated chanting of a divine name, counted in rounds of 108. A mala counts it by bead. A digital jaa...

Daily puja items: brass aarti thaliRules · 3 min read Shiv Chalisa: when and how to read it, and keeping it in the mandir

The Shiv Chalisa is read on Monday, Mahadev's day, and daily by those who keep the practice, usually after the mornin...

A low wooden puja chowki with a brass lotaRules · 3 min read Durga Chalisa: when to read it and how a wooden copy is kept at home

The Durga Chalisa is read once a day in the morning after a bath, with Tuesday, Friday and the nine days of Navratri ...

Navratri kalash with coconut and mango leavesRules · 1 min read Can we cut hair or nails during Navratri? Both views

There are two views on cutting hair or nails during Navratri. Some households avoid it for the nine days, grouping it...

Shiva puja with belpatra leavesRules · 4 min read What to Offer Shivling on Mahashivratri, and What Not To

On Mahashivratri, the usual offerings to a Shivling are milk, water, curd, honey, bel patra, datura flower and white ...

Pitru Paksha tarpan with a copper plateRules · 1 min read What should we not buy during Pitru Paksha?

During Pitru Paksha, many households pause big or celebratory purchases such as gold, silver, vehicles, property and ...

Ganesh Chaturthi offering of modak and durva grass in a brass plateGuide · 4 min read Modak and Durva: What to Offer Ganesh as Bhog

Modak and durva grass are the two offerings most closely tied to Ganesh puja. Steamed modak with a coconut and jagger...

Shiva puja with belpatra leavesRules · 1 min read How many belpatra should be offered on a shivling?

There is no strict, universally fixed number of belpatra required for offering on a shivling. What matters more in co...

Vrat fasting thali with fruitsGuide · 4 min read Tulsi Vivah and Dev Uthani Ekadashi: A Simple Guide

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also called Tulsi Vivah, marks the day Vishnu is traditionally said to wake from his four month ...

Navratri kalash with coconut and mango leavesGuide · 1 min read What can we eat during the Navratri fast?

Navratri fasting food is built around a specific set of ingredients rather than a single dish. Kuttu and singhare flo...

Ganesh Chaturthi offering of modak and durva grass in a brass plateHow to · 5 min read Ganesh Chaturthi Sthapana Vidhi at Home: Step by Step

Ganpati sthapana at home starts with a clean, north east facing spot, a raised platform with a red cloth, and the mur...

Diwali lakshmi puja setup with brass diyasHow to · 4 min read Choti Diwali and Narak Chaturdashi: abhyang snan and diya vidhi

Choti Diwali, also called Narak Chaturdashi, falls the day before the main Diwali Lakshmi puja, on 7 November 2026. T...

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