Griha Pravesh Puja (गृह प्रवेश पूजा) is the ceremonial ritual performed before entering a new home to seek blessings of prosperity, peace, and protection from negative energies. It typically includes Vastu Shanti Puja (to purify and balance the home’s energy as per Vastu Shastra) and Navagraha Shanti (to pacify planetary influences).

✨ Significance of Griha Pravesh

  • Invokes divine energies and removes any Vastu dosha (architectural imbalances).
  • Brings peace, harmony, health, and prosperity to the family.
  • Ensures auspicious beginnings and cosmic alignment with the Navagrahas (9 planetary deities).

📅 When is Griha Pravesh Performed?

  • On an auspicious day (Shubh Muhurat) determined by a priest or astrologer.
  • Avoid days like Amavasya (no moon), Rahu Kaal, or days of lunar/solar eclipses.
  • Preferred months: Magh, Falgun, Vaishakh, Jyeshtha (based on Hindu calendar).

🛕 Types of Griha Pravesh

  1. Apoorva Griha Pravesh – First entry into a newly constructed home.
  2. Sapoorva Griha Pravesh – Re-entry into a home after renovation or long absence.
  3. Dwandwah Griha Pravesh – Re-entry after calamities like fire, flood, or disputes.

🪔 Essential Puja Rituals

  1. House Cleaning & Decoration
  • Clean the entire home thoroughly.
  • Decorate with rangoli, flowers, mango leaves, and toran at the entrance.
  • Light diyas and incense sticks.
  1. Kalash Sthapana (Sacred Pot Installation)
  • A Kalash (copper pot) filled with water, topped with mango leaves and a coconut, is placed at the entrance or near the altar.
  1. Ganapati Puja
  • Performed first to invoke Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles and ensure success.
  1. Vastu Shanti Puja
  • A ritual to pacify Vastu Purusha (spirit of the house) and seek his blessings.
  • Items used: turmeric, kumkum, ghee lamp, akshata (rice), cow dung, etc.
  • A Vastu Homa (fire ritual) may also be performed for energy purification.
  1. Navagraha Shanti Puja
  • A homam and chant dedicated to the nine planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu).
  • Aims to mitigate any malefic planetary effects and harmonize cosmic energies.
  1. Lakshmi Puja
  • Worship of Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and abundance.
  • Some also worship Lord Vishnu along with Lakshmi for a happy household.
  1. Boiling Milk / Cooking First Meal
  • Boiling milk in the new kitchen symbolizes prosperity overflowing.
  • Sweet rice or kheer is prepared and offered to deities, then shared as prasad.
  1. House Entry Ritual
  • The family enters the house, usually with the lady carrying the Kalash.
  • Right foot should be placed first when entering.
  • Chanting of mantras, shankha (conch blowing), and aarti are done at the entrance.

🧾 Materials Needed

  • Kalash, coconut, mango leaves
  • Ghee, rice, turmeric, kumkum
  • Incense, camphor, diya, flowers
  • Navagraha idols or pictures (optional)
  • Puffed rice, sweets, milk, sugar, cardamom
  • Cow dung or gobar (for traditional Vastu puja)

🙏 Common Mantras

Ganesh Mantra:
“Om Gan Ganapataye Namah”

Vastu Shanti Mantra:
“Om Vastu Purushaya Namah”

Navagraha Mantra:
(Each graha has specific mantras; the priest typically recites them.)

🎉 Post-Puja

  • Guests are served prasad or a festive meal.
  • Some families also distribute return gifts or haldi-kumkum to married women.