Can we book a puja from Australia?

Yes. Families anywhere in Australia book on WhatsApp; we schedule the puja in your local time and compute any muhurat for your own city.

Why might our festival date differ from India's?

Australia is ahead of India, so a tithi that starts at night in India may already be in force at your morning. Festivals follow the tithi at your location.

How do I book the puja by video call, and how do I pay?

Tap "Book on WhatsApp" and send the message with your city and time zone. We agree the date, the time and the details with you there. You pay on WhatsApp by UPI (in India), PayPal, USDT or card-to-USDT; nothing is paid on this website.

What if we need to change the date?

You can reschedule up to two times if you tell us at least 48 hours before the puja. Payments are not refundable; the refund policy page has the full terms.

One-on-one · live by video call · booked on WhatsApp

One-on-One Puja by Video Call for Families in Australia

Families anywhere in Australia can book a puja performed live for them on a one-on-one video call with an experienced pandit in India. We schedule it in your local time and compute any muhurat for your own city, whether you live in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide, so the puja happens at the right moment in your own sky, in the southern hemisphere's seasons.

01Booking across time zones from Australia

Australia is ahead of India: by 2½ hours in Perth and by 4½ to 5½ hours on the east coast, depending on daylight saving time, which some states keep and others do not (India does not change its clocks). A Sunday 11 am puja in Sydney is early on Sunday morning in India.

Late mornings, afternoons and evenings in Australia all fall within the pandit's day in India, so most slots are easy to arrange.

We schedule in your local time. When a puja needs a muhurat, it is computed for your city with the same panchang engine behind our Muhurta Finder: sunrise, the tithi and the nakshatra are worked out where you are, because they are what the muhurat rests on. The pandit joins from India at the matching Indian time, so you never have to convert anything yourself.

02How a one-on-one video puja works

The puja is performed live by an experienced pandit we work with, on a one-on-one video call with your family, not a shared stream. You keep the altar at home and do the offerings yourselves while the pandit leads:

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aarti: The puja closes with aarti: you wave the lamp at your altar while the pandit sings, and the whole family can join in.
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.

03Festival dates abroad

Hindu festivals follow the tithi (lunar day) and, for many festivals, the tithi at local sunrise or at a particular part of the day. Because sunrise and the tithi's start move with longitude, a festival can fall on a different calendar date where you live than in India.

In Australia the tithi often begins earlier in your local day than in India, so a festival can occasionally fall a day earlier on your calendar. The seasons are also reversed: Diwali falls in spring and Maha Shivaratri in late summer, and sunrise times differ accordingly. We compute everything for your city.

04Pujas families in Australia often book

Any other puja from our catalogue can be arranged the same way; ask on WhatsApp.

05Practical notes for your home

Indian grocery shops in the major Australian cities stock puja samagri, though the pandit arranges all the samagri for the puja itself, at no extra charge. During fire-danger periods and in homes with sensitive smoke alarms, keep any havan very small and indoors with a window open, or ask for the lamp-only form.

Grandparents in India can join the same call; an Australian afternoon is late morning or midday in India, which suits both households.

06Booking, 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.

Frequently asked questions

Can we book a puja from Australia?: Yes. Families anywhere in Australia book on WhatsApp; we schedule the puja in your local time and compute any muhurat for your own city.
Why might our festival date differ from India's?: Australia is ahead of India, so a tithi that starts at night in India may already be in force at your morning. Festivals follow the tithi at your location.
How do I book the puja by video call, and how do I pay?: Tap "Book on WhatsApp" and send the message with your city and time zone. We agree the date, the time and the details with you there. You pay on WhatsApp by UPI (in India), PayPal, USDT or card-to-USDT; nothing is paid on this website.
What if we need to change the date?: You can reschedule up to two times if you tell us at least 48 hours before the puja. Payments are not refundable; the refund policy page has the full terms.