Shri Mankeshwar Temple offers special Sevas and Homas that devotees can request for themselves or their families. These rituals are performed by the temple priests with strict adherence to traditional Vedic procedures, ensuring spiritual purity and maximum blessings.
1️⃣ Maha Rudra Abhishek / Rudra Homa
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Purpose: This powerful ritual is performed to invoke Lord Shiva’s blessings for health, prosperity, removal of negative energies, and overall well-being.
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Procedure:
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The Shiva Lingam is thoroughly cleansed and decorated with water, milk, honey, ghee, curd, and sacred herbs in a ritual called Abhishek.
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Priests chant the Rudram from the Yajurveda, invoking Lord Shiva’s various aspects.
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Offerings are made into the sacred fire (Homa) while repeating mantras, creating a potent spiritual energy.
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Booking: Can be scheduled on specific days or auspicious dates; individuals or families can participate or have the ritual performed on their behalf.
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Duration: Typically 2–3 hours depending on the scale and number of offerings.
2️⃣ Navagraha Shanti Pooja
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Purpose: Performed to mitigate the effects of unfavorable planetary positions, remove obstacles in life, and bring harmony and peace to the devotee’s life.
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Procedure:
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Special idols or yantras representing the nine planets (Navagrahas) are arranged near the temple sanctum.
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The priest chants Navagraha mantras along with specific Vedic hymns.
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Offerings of flowers, grains, and ghee are made in a sacred fire (Homa) or at the altar.
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Booking: This pooja can be conducted for individuals, families, or groups seeking relief from astrological challenges.
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Timing: Usually conducted in the morning for maximum effect, and it may take 1–2 hours.
