Staff Writer
Aakriti Sood is a Staff Writer who covers the practical side of a puja: booking a pandit, samagri and costs, and life-cycle ceremonies for families abroad. She has 2 years of practice and study of Hindu traditions and is an independent contributor who also works in another professional field.
Planning a puja
What a Griha Pravesh Puja costs on ProperPandit, what the listing includes, a samagri checklist, the November and December 2026 dates Drik Panchang lists for New Delhi, and how booking on WhatsApp works.
Planning a puja
Outside India, the most common way to book a Hindu priest for a home puja is through a local temple's priest services desk: a form or phone call, a few days' to a few weeks' notice, a published fee or a quote, and samagri you usually buy yourself. Real temple policies from the USA, Canada and the UK show how it works.
