Our Sanskriti & Gyan Temples Pooja, Darshan, and Timings Udaka Shanti Homam in Hyderabad is performed daily. The puja lasts for about 3 hours. “Udaka” means “water,” “Shanti” means “peace,” and “Homam” means “sacred fire ritual. To bestow blessings, the water is sprinkled over the house and family members while intense Vedic chanting is performed. The ritual is used to invoke divine protection, to cleanse negative energies, and to welcome harmony. This ritual is performed to provide a protective spiritual shield. Udaka Shanti should be performed when moving into a new house, preparing for marriage, or to avoid long-standing problems in life.
We offer online puja services for those who are unable to attend. The puja will be livestreamed through a video call. One should join the video call to perform the sankalpam.
Puja Dress Code
- Gents: dhoti (white) and upper cloth.
- Ladies: saree.
- Regardless of age, we kindly request that all devotees refrain from dressing in jeans and T-shirts.
Instructions to be followed
- Women can participate in this puja after the fifth day of their menstrual cycle.
- One should stop consuming non-veg and alcohol for another 11 days after the puja.
- Three days before the puja, one should abstain from alcohol and non-vegetarian foods.
Simple Rules to Follow During the Ritual
- Cleanliness: Clean the entire house before the day of the Homam.
- Food restrictions: The family members should eat only vegetarian food on the day of the ritual and before.
- Attire: It is advisable to wear traditional clothing while doing the prayers. Ladies should wear sarees or salwar kameez, and males should wear dhotis or kurtas.
When Should You Perform Udaka Shanti Homam?
- Before Housewarming (Grahapravesam): This ritual is performed to purify the building at night before or in the morning before moving into a new residence.
- Before marriage (Vivaha): It is performed to bestow long life, wealth, and emotional harmony on the bride and husband.
- Seemantham (Baby Shower) to protect the mother and the fetus.
- When You Have Ongoing Problems: This puja is performed when there is an ongoing money problem, an illness, or a conflict that just won’t go away in a family.
- Auspicious Tithis: Observe auspicious Tithis on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays during auspicious Muhurthams selected by a Vedic Panchangam.
Udaka Shanti Homam Procedure in Hyderabad
- Ganapathi Pooja: Invoking the blessings of Lord Ganesha. This puja removes obstacles.
- Sankalpam: The purpose of the ritual.
- Kalasha Sthapana: Lord Varuna, the Deity of Water, is invoked in the Kalasha.
- Homam (Fire Ritual): Lighting the sacred fire and invoking the Vedic deities, making offerings of cooked rice, ghee, and herbs.
- Prokshanam and Prasadam: Prasadam is distributed after sprinkling Kalasa water on family members and the entire house.
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A minimum of 7 to 10 days’ notice is advisable to arrange the puja.
Major Benefits of Udaka Shanti Homam
- Cleanses Negative Energies: This ritual removes negative forces that have accumulated in the area, the evil eye (Drishti), and Vastu Dosh (architectural defects).
- Fosters Harmony and Unity: It reduces family disputes, miscommunication, and interpersonal tension.
- Invokes Planetary Peace: This ritual cancels the negative effects of Dosas in a birth chart and planetary transits.
- Protects Health and Well-Being: It promotes mental stability, emotional serenity, and physical recovery.
- Ensures smooth, auspicious rituals: This sacred ritual removes invisible spiritual obstacles before important occasions such as weddings, Namakarana, or Grahapravesam.