दशहरा पूजा
Dussehra Puja by Video Call
Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Aparajita and Shami puja performed live on a one-on-one video call, with shastra and vahan puja guidance for your family.
Traditionally done for success in new beginnings
Traditionally done to bless tools, books and vehicles
Traditionally done to mark the victory of good over evil
- 1–3pandits
- 1.5–2 hoursfrom, Basic
- LiveWhatsApp video or Google Meet
- 3 languagesSanskrit, Hindi, English
Choose your package
Four ways to hold this puja
The same puja at four scales. The pandit arranges all samagri at no extra charge; date, time and exact duration are confirmed on WhatsApp.
Basic
₹2,700 · US$30
- 1pandit
- Aparajita and Shami puja
- About 1.5–2 hours
- Aparajita puja
- Shastra and vahan puja guidance
Recommended
Advance
₹5,900 · US$70
- 1pandit
- Basic plus Ram Raksha Stotra
- About 2.5 hours
- Everything in Basic
- Ram Raksha Stotra
Premium
₹9,100 · US$110
- 2pandits
- Basic, stotra and havan of 108 ahutis
- About 3.5 hours
- Everything in Advance
- A second pandit
- Havan at the pandit's end
Super Premium
₹14,800 · US$175
- 3pandits
- Basic, Sundarkand and havan of 1,008 ahutis
- About 4.5 hours
- Everything in Premium
- Three pandits
- Sundarkand path
Plan your puja
Good dates and your sankalp
Next good dates
This puja is held on the festival day itself. We confirm the day and the exact window for your city on WhatsApp. Families abroad: we work out the window for your own city on WhatsApp.
Your sankalp
ॐ विष्णुर्विष्णुर्विष्णुः ।
अद्य शुभ दिने शुभ मुहूर्ते,
…… नामधेयाः वयं
सकल कुटुम्बस्य कल्याणार्थं
दशहरा पूजा करिष्यामहे ॥
A preview of the sankalp's form. On the day the pandit recites the full sankalp with the place, date, tithi and nakshatra. Nothing you type is saved on this website; it goes only into the WhatsApp message you send. A sankalp keepsake PDF after the puja is coming soon.
Book with this sankalpChant along
The mantra, in your script
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः
om dum durgāyai namah
Meaning: Om, and the seed sound dum: salutations to Durga.
Traditionally 108 times, especially in Navratri.
श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम
shrīrāma jaya rāma jaya jaya rāma
Meaning: Glory to Shri Rama, victory to Rama.
Traditionally 108 times, or sung before and after the path.
Download the free Chant-along PDFLetter-by-letter transliteration of the Sanskrit, not a translation. No login.
Samagri
What goes into this puja
All samagri is arranged by the pandit — no extra charge.
Puja essentials10
- Aparajita picture or an eight-petal rangoli
- Shami leaves
- Tools, books or vehicle keys to be blessed
- Roli and akshat
- Ghee lamp (diya) with cotton wicks
- Incense sticks and camphor
- Roli (kumkum), haldi, chandan and akshat (unbroken rice)
- Bell and aarti plate
- Puja books and the sankalp with the family's names and gotra
- Mala for counting
Havan items (from the Premium package)5
- Havan kund, about 1 × 1 ft copper or 1½ × 1½ ft brick
- Samidha: dry mango wood
- Cow's ghee for the ahutis (about 1 kg per 1,000 ahutis)
- Havan samagri mix: sesame, barley, rice, guggul, sugar and dried herbs
- Sruva (ladle), kusha grass and a dry coconut (gola) for the purnahuti
Kalash and altar4
- Copper, brass or steel kalash filled with water
- Five mango or betel leaves
- Coconut wrapped in red cloth with mauli
- Low chowki with a clean red or yellow cloth
Offerings and naivedya2
- Sweets and fruit
- Jalebi, if the family follows that custom
Across the miles
A puja for a loved one far away
Living abroad and want a puja for your parents in India, or the other way round? Book it for them: the pandit performs it with their names in the sankalp, and we send ONE shared Google Meet link so the whole family joins from wherever they are, in one call.
How it works
- Tell us who the puja is for, their city, and where the rest of the family will join from.
- We fix a time that suits every time zone and send one Google Meet link to share with the family.
- Everyone joins the same call; the pandit names the whole family in the sankalp.
Book for a loved one
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A keepsake after the puja
After the puja we send your family a black-and-gold certificate with your names, the puja, the date and the pandit's name, on WhatsApp.
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ProperPandit · Keepsake
Certificate of Puja
The Sharma Family
took part in the Dussehra Puja · दशहरा पूजा
1 November 2026
Date of the pujaPandit (name on your certificate)
Performed by
Open the sample certificate (PDF) · placeholder names.
Book a Dussehra Puja (दशहरा पूजा) performed live for your family on a one-on-one video call. A pandit we work with recites the sankalp with your names and gotra and guides each step, while your family makes the offerings at your own altar at home, anywhere in the world.
01What the Dussehra Puja is, and when families hold it
Vijayadashami marks Ram's victory over Ravana and the Devi's over Mahishasura; families worship Aparajita and the Shami tree and bless tools and vehicles.
It closes Navratri and is a traditional day to start learning or a new venture.
02What the Dussehra Puja is traditionally done for
- Traditionally done for success in new beginnings.
- Traditionally done to bless tools, books and vehicles.
- Traditionally done to mark the victory of good over evil.
When: on Dashami in the afternoon (Vijay muhurat) for your city.
03Count, duration, and what is included
Aparajita puja in every package, Ram Raksha Stotra in Advance and a havan in 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 Dussehra Puja works by video call
The Dussehra Puja 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:
- 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.
The pandit performs the Aparajita puja, guides the Shami puja and the blessing of tools, books or vehicles, and closes with aarti.
05Who it suits
Families celebrating the festival at home, especially abroad, where the right local time is easy to miss.
06Timing and muhurat
On Dashami in the afternoon (Vijay 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.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Dussehra Puja timed for India or for us?
- For your city. The festival window is worked out from the panchang where you live.
- What if we cannot attend live?
- The pandit performs the puja for you and we send a video instead; it is one or the other, not both.
- How do I book the Dussehra 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.