Akhand Ramayan Path by Video Call

01What the Akhand Ramayan Path is, and when families hold it

Akhand Ramayan Path is the unbroken reading of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, all seven kands from Bal Kand to Uttar Kand, completed in about twenty-four hours by readers taking turns so that the recitation never stops.

It begins with the Ganesh, kalash and Ram Darbar puja and a lamp that stays lit until the last verse. Families hold it on Ram Navami, in Navratri or at Diwali, or before a wedding, a Griha Pravesh or another milestone.

02What the Akhand Ramayan Path is traditionally done for

• Traditionally done as household devotion to Ram.
• Traditionally done before a wedding, Griha Pravesh or another milestone.
• Traditionally done on Ram Navami, in Navratri or at Diwali.

When: on Ram Navami, in Navratri, at Diwali, or before a wedding or Griha Pravesh.

03Count, duration, and what is included

The full Ramcharitmanas read unbroken by three pandits in turn (Basic), by four pandits with bhajan (Advance), by five with a concluding havan (Premium) and by five with the havan and the Hanuman Chalisa 108 times (Super Premium). Typical durations are listed in each package below; the price, the date, the time and how long the puja takes are confirmed with you on WhatsApp when you book.

Included in every package:

• Either a live call or a video recording of the puja if you cannot attend, never both
• All samagri, arranged by the pandit at no extra charge
• Sankalp in your family's names and gotra
• Date and muhurat worked out for your city
• Keepsake certificate after the puja (Certificate included)

Not included:

• Shipping of prasad
• Any in-person visit by a pandit

04How the Akhand Ramayan Path works by video call

The Akhand Ramayan Path is performed live by an experienced pandit we work with, on a one-on-one video call with your family. You stay at home, anywhere in the world, and do the offerings with your own hands while the pandit leads. The steps:

1. Book on WhatsApp: Message us on WhatsApp with the puja you want, your city and country, and your time zone. The button on this page fills in the puja and your time zone for you; you add your city.
2. Choose the date and muhurat: We suggest dates and times in your own local time. Where the puja calls for a muhurat (an auspicious window), it is worked out from the panchang for the city you are in, not for India.
3. Samagri arranged for you: The pandit arranges all the samagri for the puja, at no extra charge; you only need a clean, quiet place at home to sit for the call.
4. Join the video call: At the agreed time you join a one-on-one video call with the pandit from your home altar, on WhatsApp video or Google Meet, whichever your family prefers. It is your family's call alone.
5. Sankalp with your names and gotra: The pandit begins with the sankalp: the formal statement of the place, the date, the names of the family members, your gotra and the intention of the puja.
6. The puja: The pandit recites the mantras and guides each offering step by step, so that the hands placing the flowers, the water and the lamp are your own.
7. Aarti: The puja closes with aarti: you wave the lamp at your altar while the pandit sings, and the whole family can join in.
8. Prasad guidance: The pandit tells you how to offer and share the prasad, and what to do afterwards with the flowers, the kalash water and the other offerings.

On the first call the pandits perform the Ganesh, kalash and Ram Darbar puja with your sankalp and begin the path; they read in turn at their end, and your family joins the closing kand and the aarti, with the havan in the upper packages.

05Who it suits

Families who want the whole Ramcharitmanas read in their name, at home or abroad, without hosting readers for a day and a night.

06Timing and muhurat

On Ram Navami, in Navratri, at Diwali, or before a family milestone, beginning at a muhurat for your city. The date is worked out for your city; see the Muhurta Finder.

07Booking, payment and rescheduling

All bookings are made on WhatsApp. You pay on WhatsApp by UPI (in India), PayPal, USDT or card-to-USDT; nothing is paid on this website. Payments are not refundable, but you can reschedule up to two times if you tell us at least 48 hours before the puja (see our refund policy).

The call is on WhatsApp video or Google Meet, whichever your family prefers. The pandit performs the puja in Sanskrit and speaks Hindi; a team member who speaks English joins the live call to help families who prefer English.

If your family cannot attend live, the pandit performs the puja for you and we send you a video of it instead. It is either a live call or a video recording, never both: a live call is not recorded. The price, the date, the time and how long the puja takes are confirmed with you on WhatsApp when you book.