Maha Ganapati Homam by Video Call

01What the Maha Ganapati Homam is, and when families hold it

Maha Ganapati Homam is a havan to Ganesh, the remover of obstacles, offered with his mantra and the ashta dravya, eight traditional offerings such as modak, coconut, sugarcane, sesame and banana.

It is traditionally held before a new home, a venture or a family function, and on Chaturthi; it is especially common in Kerala and the south. By video call the fire is at the pandit's end, so no flame is needed at home.

02What the Maha Ganapati Homam is traditionally done for

• Traditionally done before a new home, venture or function.
• Traditionally done to remove obstacles, as tradition holds.
• Traditionally done as devotion to Ganesh on Chaturthi.

When: on Chaturthi, or before a new home, venture or family function.

03Count, duration, and what is included

A havan of 108 ahutis (Basic) or 1,008 (Advance); the Ganapati mantra 5,100 times with 510 ahutis and the Atharvashirsha (Premium) or 11,000 times with 1,100 ahutis (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 Maha Ganapati Homam works by video call

The Maha Ganapati Homam 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 does the Ganesh and kalash puja with your sankalp, lights the fire and offers the ahutis with the Ganapati mantra, while your family follows at your altar and joins the purnahuti.

05Who it suits

Families and founders beginning something new, including those in apartments or abroad where a fire is not practical.

06Timing and muhurat

On Chaturthi, or a muhurat before the new undertaking, chosen 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.