The festival of love between brother and sister and the promise of protection.
Timing:
After Bhadra ends; afternoon is best
Avoid:
Do not tie the rakhi during Bhadra.
Pooja Samagri: items to keep ready
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Step-by-step vidhi
Instructions are translated from the Hindi workbook; shlokas are chanted in Sanskrit.
🔥 Fire safety: take care when lighting a diya, camphor, incense or the havan fire. Children should take part only under adult supervision. Never leave a flame unattended, keep water nearby, and keep curtains, cloth and paper away. Perform the havan in an open or well-ventilated place.
Puja muhurat · Tuesday, 17 August 2027
Rakhi muhurat: 5:51 AM – 12:59 PM
For New Delhi. Times in other cities can differ by a few minutes; confirm with your local panchang or purohit.
2-second pause after each shloka · pause, go back or skip at any time
1. Pavitrikaranam
Om Apavitrah Pavitro Va Sarvavastham Gato'pi Va |
Yah Smaret Pundarikaksham Sa Bahyabhyantarah Shuchih ||
Om Pundarikakshah Punatu | Om Pundarikakshah Punatu | Om Pundarikakshah Punatu ||
Pure or impure, in whatever state — whoever remembers the lotus-eyed Lord becomes pure within and without. May the lotus-eyed Lord purify us.
Take water in the left hand and, with the fingers of the right hand, sprinkle it over yourself, the seat and the puja items.
Samagri: Water vessel (lota) and achamani spoon, Ganga water
2. Deepa Prajvalanam
Shubham Karoti Kalyanamarogyam Dhanasampada |
Shatrubuddhivinashaya Dipajyotirnamo'stu Te ||
Om Dipajyotishe Namah ||
Salutations to the lamp's flame, which brings auspiciousness, well-being, health and wealth, and destroys hostile thoughts.
Light the ghee lamp and place it to the deity's right (your left); an oil lamp goes to the deity's left. Bow to the lamp.
Say the words in ( ) — the Panchang and your gotra — yourself; ▶ Listen to sankalp asks you for them. Your name and city come from your profile.
I (name, gotra), at this time and place, resolve to perform this puja for the stated purpose.
Take water, akshat, flowers and dakshina in the right hand and read the sankalp (the app fills in your town, tithi, name and gotra); at the end, release the water onto the ground or into a copper plate.
Samagri: Water vessel (lota) and achamani spoon, akshat (unbroken rice), fresh flowers, dakshina (coin/money)
4. Ganesha Smaranam
Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha |
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada ||
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah | Gandhakshatapushpani Samarpayami ||
O curved-trunked, mighty Lord, radiant as a million suns — make all my undertakings free of obstacles, always.
Before any puja, meditate on Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, and offer akshat and flowers. (In Ganesha Puja this step is part of the main worship.)