Kalash Sthapana — main puja samskar. Brass/copper pot filled with sacred water + items. Symbolic seat of deities. Mandatory for Navratri, griha-pravesh, marriage.
✦ Materials
Kalash: brass/copper/clay. New best.
Gangajal. Coin. 5 mango leaves. Coconut (whole). Pancharatna. Flowers, sandalwood.
✦ Vidhi
NE corner. Pure vedi.
Haldi-kumkum swastik on kalash.
5 mango leaves at mouth. Coconut on top. Mauli tied.
Mantra: Om Kalashaya Namah.
9 days continuous (Navratri). Then visarjan in flowing river.
📚Sources & References
Content in this article is verified against the following classical and modern authoritative sources. Readers may independently verify against the original sources.
- ▪Surya Siddhanta — classical Sanskrit astronomical text (~5th century CE)
- ▪Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — foundational text on Vedic astrology by Maharishi Parashara
- ▪Muhurta Chintamani by Ram Daivajna (16th century) — standard reference for muhurat selection
- ▪Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, 1998) — basis for all astronomical computations on this site
- ▪Lahiri Ayanamsa — standard sidereal reference adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee (1955)
✦ Frequently Asked Questions
If coconut cracked?▼
No — must be whole. Cracks = inauspicious.
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