Rituals

Gṛha Pravesh

Entering a new home • One-time

Satyanārāyaṇa Kathā

Monthly • Full moon

Sandhyā Vandanam

Twilight invocation • Daily

Vivāha Saṃskāra

Sacred Marriage Rite · Auspicious Union

Nāmakāraṇa

Naming ceremony · Birth rite

Ānnaprāśana

First feeding of solid food · Milestone ritual for infants

Upanayanaṁ

Sacred Thread Ceremony · Coming of Age

Dīpāvalī Lakṣmī Pūjā

Twilight invocation of Goddess Lakṣmī · Annual festival of lights

Navarātri Ghaṭa Sthāpanā

Nine nights invocation · Autumnal equinox

Mahāśivarātrir Pūjā

Night of Shiva · Annual celebration on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha

Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Pūjā

Birthday celebration of Lord Kṛṣṇa · Annual

Gṛhastha Gaṇeśa Caturthī

Hindu festival of Lord Gaṇeśa · Annual

Pradoṣa Pūjā

Twilight invocation · Trīyāmā (Thrice a month, on the 8th, 14th and the day before new moon)

Ekādaśī Vrata

Purification and Spiritual Growth · Lunar Cycle Observance

Śrāddha

Ancestor worship · Lunar eclipses, death anniversaries, and special occasions

Pitṛ Tarpaṇa

Ancestral offering · Lunar eclipses, death anniversaries, or Pitṛ Pakṣa

Vāstu Śānti

Pacification of the dwelling place · Housewarming or new construction

Āgnihotra

Purification through fire · Daily

Kumbhābhiṣeka

Consecration ritual · Rare and significant life events

Sāyaṃ Sandhyā

Morning invocation · Daily

Pradakṣiṇā

Circumambulation practice · Daily or Special occasions

Ācamanaḥ

Purification ritual · Daily

Dīpa Prajvalana

Lamp invocation · Daily

Ṭīkā Darśana

Third-eye consecration · Special occasions

Rāmanavamī Pūjā

Celebrating Lord Rāma's birth · Spring equinox occasion