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20 pujas
Pandit BookingAabdhikam
An annual shraddha observed in remembrance of a departed family member, normally according to the lunar death tithi. It is an occasion for gratitude, ancestral offerings and family remembrance.
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Pandit BookingAksharabhyasam / Vidyarambham / First Writing Ceremony
A child’s ceremonial first step into learning. Aksharabhyasam, also called Vidyarambham, brings the family together to honour learning and introduce the first written letters.
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Pandit BookingAnnaprasana
The first-food samskara celebrates a baby’s introduction to food beyond milk. The religious ceremony brings family blessings to this milestone; the baby’s feeding readiness remains a separate practical decision.
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Pandit BookingAparajita Devi Puja · Durga Sahasranama
A Devi worship service listed in the app as Aparajita Devi Puja. Its published procedure centres on Durga Sahasranama Archana: offering worship through the thousand names of the goddess.
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Pandit BookingBusiness Opening Puja / Shop Opening / Office Opening
A puja to mark the opening of a shop, office or other workplace. It gives the owner, family and team an opportunity to begin with worship, gratitude and a shared intention.
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Pandit BookingChandi Homam / Chandi Havan
A fire offering dedicated to Devi as Chandi, commonly associated with the Durga Saptashati or Devi Mahatmyam. It is a more extensive worship arrangement than a simple household archana.
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Pandit BookingGarbhadhanam / Garbhadana Sanskar
A traditional preconception samskara expressing a couple’s intention to welcome a child with care and responsibility. It belongs to the family’s religious practice.
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Pandit BookingGruhapravesam / House Warming Puja
The ceremonial entry into a new home. Gruhapravesam brings the family together to dedicate the space through worship and begin household life with a shared prayer.
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Pandit BookingLakshmi Ganapathi Homam
A homam offered to Lakshmi Ganapathi. Devotees choose it as a prayerful beginning or for household wellbeing, with mantra recitation and offerings into the sacred fire.
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Pandit BookingMasikam
A monthly ancestral observance, commonly performed during the first year after a death according to the family’s tradition. Masikam gives the family a structured occasion for remembrance and offerings.
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Pandit BookingNamakaranam / Naming Ceremony
The naming samskara formally welcomes a child by the chosen name in the presence of family and blessings. It can be a simple, intimate ceremony adapted to the baby’s comfort.
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Pandit BookingRudra Homam
A fire ritual dedicated to Shiva as Rudra, with Sri Rudram recitation and offerings. It is distinct from Rudrabhishekam, whose central act is the ceremonial bathing of the Shiva lingam.
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Pandit BookingRudrabhishekam
Worship of Shiva through the ceremonial bathing of the lingam with Sri Rudram recitation. Water and other agreed offerings are poured while the purohit leads the prayers.
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Pandit BookingSeemantham / Srimantham / Baby Shower Vedic Ritual
A prenatal samskara bringing prayers and family support to the mother-to-be. Seemantham is associated with the traditional parting of the hair and has regional forms.
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Pandit BookingShankusthapana / Bhoomi Puja / Foundation Laying
A ceremony marking the beginning of construction through Bhoomi Puja and a foundation-related observance. It precedes building work and is different from entering a completed home.
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Pandit BookingSri Lakshmi Ganapathi & Mahalakshmi Homam
A combined service with two named homa components: Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi and Sri Mahalakshmi. It brings these forms of worship together in one agreed programme.
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Pandit BookingUdakashanthi
A Vedic water-centred ceremony in which mantras are recited over a kalasha, followed by the agreed use of the consecrated water. Families arrange it as a prayer for peace and wellbeing.
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Pandit BookingVeda Aseervachanam / Vedic Blessings by Pandits
A gathering of Vedic purohits for recitation and blessings on a family occasion. Veda Aseervachanam may be arranged on its own or alongside an already planned ceremony.
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Pandit BookingVivaham / Hindu Marriage Ceremony
The Hindu marriage samskara joins a couple through vows, worship and family participation. A wedding programme needs advance planning around the couple’s traditions and the ceremony time.
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Pandit BookingSatyanarayana Vratam
A vrata dedicated to Lord Satyanarayana, a form of Vishnu. Worship, listening to the vrata katha and sharing prasadam bring the household together in devotion and gratitude.
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