महाशिवरात्रि पूजा
Maha Shivaratri Puja by Video Call
Maha Shivaratri puja performed live on a one-on-one video call, with abhishek and the night's four prahar pujas timed for your city.
Traditionally done as devotion on Shiva's great night
Traditionally done for peace and health in the family
Traditionally done to keep the vigil properly
- 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
₹4,400 · US$50
- 1pandit
- Shiva puja and abhishek
- About 1.5–2 hours
- Shiva puja and abhishek
- Panchakshari 108 times
Recommended
Advance
₹5,900 · US$70
- 1pandit
- Puja plus the four prahar pujas
- About 2.5 hours
- Everything in Basic
- Four prahar pujas
Premium
₹9,100 · US$110
- 2pandits
- Four prahars plus Rudrabhishek
- About 3.5 hours
- Everything in Advance
- A second pandit
- Rudrabhishek
Super Premium
₹14,800 · US$175
- 3pandits
- Rudrabhishek in each prahar plus havan of 108 ahutis
- About 4.5 hours
- Everything in Premium
- Three pandits
- Rudrabhishek in each prahar and havan
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
महाशिवरात्रि 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 नमः शिवाय
om namah shivāya
Meaning: Salutations to Shiva, the auspicious one.
Traditionally 108 times; any number with devotion.
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥
om tryambakam yajāmahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanānmrityormukshīya mā'mritāt ||
Meaning: We worship the three-eyed Lord, fragrant, who nourishes all. As a ripe cucumber is freed from its vine, may we be freed from death, not from immortality.
Traditionally 108 times a day on a rudraksha mala; the anushthan counts are 11,000 to 1,25,000.
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 essentials9
- Shivling or Shiva picture on a plate
- Bel leaves, dhatura and white flowers
- Milk, curd, honey and water for the abhishek
- 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 Super Premium package)5
- Havan kund, about 2½ × 2½ ft (brick or copper), for several pandits
- Samidha: dry mango wood with bel
- 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
- Fruit and a white sweet
- Thandai or milk, 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
Pujas for your Kundli
Which puja suits your chart?
Free quick check
See which doshas your chart shows and the pujas traditionally done for them. No chart, no reading, nothing saved.
Full Kundli + personalised puja plan
Your complete Kundli, with the pujas recommended for your own chart, ranked, in the Janma Granth PDF. Kundli generation is a paid product; the free check above is not a reading.
Get your full KundliCertificate included
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.
ॐ
ProperPandit · Keepsake
Certificate of Puja
The Sharma Family
took part in the Maha Shivaratri Puja · महाशिवरात्रि पूजा
1 November 2026
Date of the pujaPandit (name on your certificate)
Performed by
Open the sample certificate (PDF) · placeholder names.
Book a Maha Shivaratri Puja (महाशिवरात्रि 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 Maha Shivaratri Puja is, and when families hold it
Maha Shivaratri, on Phalgun Krishna Chaturdashi, is Shiva's great night. Families fast, offer abhishek to the Shivling and keep vigil through the four prahars of the night.
The night's timings are local, so the prahars are worked out for your city.
02What the Maha Shivaratri Puja is traditionally done for
- Traditionally done as devotion on Shiva's great night.
- Traditionally done for peace and health in the family.
- Traditionally done to keep the vigil properly.
When: on Maha Shivaratri night.
03Count, duration, and what is included
Shiva puja and abhishek (Basic), the four prahar pujas (Advance), with a Rudrabhishek (Premium) and Rudrabhishek in each prahar with a havan (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 Shivaratri Puja works by video call
The Maha Shivaratri 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.
On the call the pandit performs the Shiva puja and abhishek with your family and, in the upper packages, leads the pujas of the night's prahars.
05Who it suits
Families keeping Shivaratri at home, especially abroad, where the local prahars differ.
06Timing and muhurat
On Maha Shivaratri night, in the prahars 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 the night timed for India or for us?
- For your city. The prahars are 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 of it instead; it is one or the other, not both.
- How do I book the Maha Shivaratri 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.