Liturgical Services

(see details below)

The following services are available locally.
Travel expenses apply outside Sydney, Australia.
General Puja

A formal making of offerings to one's chosen deity to either invoke blessings, show appreciation or simply "connect" with the divine.

Place: home, shrine etc

Time: any time

Duration: 1 hour

Donation: minimum $200

Vastu Shanti

Clearing the space ceremony.

A Vedic ceremony done in order to regulate any imbalance of energy in the home or office space.

All enclosed spaces create an energy field which is further conditioned by the auras of the people who use the space and the interpersonal dynamics that occur. The purpose of this ceremony is to transmute the negative into a positive beneficial force and to remove all obstructive elements.

Place: office, home, factory, shrine etc

Time: day or night

Duration: 1 hour

Donation: minimum $150

Sudarshana Homa

A fire ritual which is done to achieve protection ‹ either spiritual or for some physical purpose.

Sudarshana is the personification of the Discus held by Lord Vishnu. It is representative of the all-pervading Cosmic Mind. Sudarshana is one of the wrathful" deities and is invoke along with Narasimha for protecting the spiritual aspirant from all negative forces that may be at work disturbing their lives and their Dharma practice. The ritual can also be used as a type of exorcism which removes elementals and other troublesome astral entities as well as counteracting curses and spells.

Place: office, home, factory, shrine etc

Time: day or night

Duration: 2 hours

Donation: minimum $150

Hayagriva Puja

Hayagriva is the Hindu/Buddhist deity of knowledge and skilful means. This is a ceremony in which offerings are made to Hayagriva in order to invoke his blessings and to maximise the learning potential and the ability to actualise spiritual practice.

Place: home, shrine etc

Time: any time

Duration: 1 hour

Donation: minimum $200

Satya Narayana Puja

An all-inclusive puja in which offerings are made to all the deities in order to express gratitude and to invoke their blessings and goodwill. The principle deities are Vishnu & Lakshmi and the purpose of the ceremony is thanksgiving. The participants are required to fast from sunrise and to have the ceremony performed in the evening.

Place: home, shrine etc

Time: sunset

Duration: 2 hours

Donation: minimum $200

Vivaha Samskara - Vedic Marriage Ceremony

We perform the ceremony according to either the southern Indian tradition or the northern tradition in consultation with the women of the family. All customs are accommodated and the wishes of the two parties are taken into account. The mantras are chanted in Sanskrit and the couple make their affirmations in English. A running commentary on the ceremony is given in English for the benefit of the guests.

We can arrange all the legal work in Australia.

Place: home or hall

Time: according to muhurta

Duration: 1 hour

Donation: minimum $150 - $500
depending on financial circumstances of the families

Also see more on Marriage

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