Engagement and Roka Puja by Video Call

01What the Engagement and Roka Puja is, and when families hold it

Roka marks the families' agreement to a match; sagai (engagement) follows with the exchange of rings or the tilak. Both begin with Ganesh puja and a sankalp naming the couple and their families.

Because both families can join one call from different homes or countries, video suits this rite well; the ring or tilak itself is exchanged by the families in person.

02What the Engagement and Roka Puja is traditionally done for

• Traditionally done to begin a match with Ganesh's blessing.
• Traditionally done to bring both families together in one rite.
• Traditionally done for harmony in the coming marriage.

When: on a muhurat chosen for the city of the rite.

03Count, duration, and what is included

Ganesh and Varun puja in every package, Navagraha puja in Advance and Gauri-Shankar puja 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 Engagement and Roka Puja works by video call

The Engagement and Roka 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:

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 call the pandit performs the Ganesh and Varun puja, takes the sankalp for both families, and guides the tilak, chunri or ring exchange step by step, closing with blessings and aarti.

05Who it suits

Couples and families who live apart, or who want a family pandit to lead the rite where none is local.

06Timing and muhurat

On a muhurat chosen for the city where the rite takes place. 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.