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Mahalaya Amavasya Spl Rudra Puja

When

Sat, 10 October

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM IST

Where

Dhyan Mandir, Bangalore, Karnataka

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About this ceremony

Sacred Mantra

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“Om Namah Shivaya · Namaste Rudra Manyava Utota Ishave Namah”

What it feels like

As the Shivalinga is bathed in milk, honey and Ganga water and the Sri Rudram rolls in like distant thunder, the room goes very still. The Rudra Puja doesn't ask for your attention — it quietly takes it, and leaves behind the deep peace that Shiva-devotees have sought for millennia.

What happens inside the Rudra Puja

Performed in the authentic VDS Vaidic paddhati — Sankalpa, Ganapati Puja, Kalasha Sthapana, Punyahavachanam, the consecration of Agni, the deity's offerings, and the final Purnahuti.

1
Sankalpa & Ganapati Puja
The intention is set and Ganapati invoked for a smooth ceremony.
2
Kalasha & Shivalinga sthapana
The Shivalinga is installed and the sacred water pot consecrated.
3
Rudrabhishekam
The Shivalinga is bathed with water, milk, honey, ghee, curd and bilva leaves while Sri Rudram (Namakam & Chamakam) is chanted.
4
Archana & Aarti
Flowers and bilva are offered with the 108 (or 1008) names of Shiva, followed by the waving of lamps.
5
Prasad & blessings
Sanctified water and vibhuti are distributed to all participants.

Significance

Sri Rudram describes the Divine as present in all of creation. Its chanting harmonises the individual with the cosmos, dissolving inner and outer obstacles. The Rudra Puja is performed to remove planetary doshas, clear negative impressions, and invite health, harmony and prosperity. It is the heart of the Shravan Maas observances.

Benefits

✦Removes negativity and planetary doshas
✦Purifies body and mind
✦Bestows peace, health and prosperity
✦Deepens devotion and inner steadiness

Best time to perform

Mondays, Pradosham, Maha Shivratri and through Shravan Maas.

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How it works

1
Register & share your sankalpa
Add your name, gotra, rashi and nakshatra — for yourself and your family in one booking.
2
Our pandits perform the ceremony
Trained Vaidic pandits perform the ceremony with full vidhi on your chosen date.
3
Receive your receipt & blessings
You get an official receipt by email and SMS, carrying the blessings of the ceremony.

What you receive

Sankalpa in your name

Your intention is taken by name during the ceremony.

Official receipt

Sent to you by email and SMS for your records.

Trained Vaidic pandits

In the living tradition of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji.

Authentic vidhi

Performed exactly as the shastras prescribe.

A living Vedic tradition

Vaidic Dharma Sansthan revives the timeless Vedic tradition — training pandits, performing authentic pujas, homas and samskaras, and carrying the sacred knowledge of the Vedas to every home.

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