Tradition, understood
Ceremonies
Choose the ceremony or the kind of support you need, and the page for it will explain what is involved.
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Weddings & Pre-Wedding Ceremonies
The ceremony most families plan for years. Performed traditionally, and explained so that everyone present understands what they are witnessing.
Hindu weddings
Traditional and explained wedding ceremonies, including the pre-wedding ceremonies that lead up to the day.
Gujarati weddings
Gujarati Vivah Sanskar with the Mandavo ceremony, Ganesh Puja and the vidhi your family keeps.
Destination weddings
Hindu ceremonies abroad, planned carefully around travel, venue and the ritual itself.
Ceremonies in this category
- Hindu Wedding Ceremony — Vivah Sanskar
- Destination Hindu Weddings — Vivah Sanskar abroad
- Ganesh Puja — Wedding blessing before the rites begin
- Grah Shanti Puja & Havan — Pre-wedding prayers for the household
- Gujarati Mandavo Ceremony — Mandap Muhurat
- Roka / Sagai / Engagement Ceremony — Sagai Vidhi, Gol Dhana or Chandlo Matli in some families
- Randal Mata na Lota — Randal Mata observance
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Family & Children’s Sanskaras
The rites that mark early life and growing up, held at whatever pace suits the child.
Ceremonies in this category
- Simant / Shrimant Sanskar — Godh Bharai — blessings during pregnancy
- Jatakarma — Prayers at the birth of a child
- Naamkaran — Baby naming ceremony
- Annaprashan — First feeding ceremony
- Karnavedha — Ear-piercing Sanskar
- Mundan — First haircut ceremony — Chudakarana
- Vidyarambh — Vidya Aarambh — beginning of education
- Janoi Ceremony — Upanayana / Yagnopavit Sanskar
- Birthday / Ayushya Havan — Ayushya Havan for long life and wellbeing
- Wedding Anniversary Puja — Prayers marking a marriage anniversary
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Home & Property Blessings
Prayer when a family takes on a new home, or returns to one after work is done.
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Pujas, Havans & Festivals
Household and temple prayers, with or without the sacred fire, performed in the tradition your family keeps.
Pujas & Sanskaras
The full range of household prayers and life-stage rites, with guidance on what each involves.
Satyanarayan Puja
A household prayer of gratitude, including the katha, for families and gatherings.
Navagraha Puja & Havan
Prayers to the nine planetary deities, with a havan where your family observes one.
Shiv Puja & Rudrabhishek
Abhishek of the Shiv Ling with Vedic mantras, at home or at a temple.
Gujarati Pujas & ceremonies
Household vidhi kept in the Gujarati tradition, prepared with the family.
Ceremonies in this category
- Satyanarayan Puja & Katha — Household prayer of gratitude
- Navagraha Puja & Havan — Prayers to the nine planetary deities
- Shiv Puja & Rudrabhishek — Abhishek of the Shiv Ling
- Maha Shivaratri Puja — The night of Shiva
- Hanuman Ji Puja & Hanuman Chalisa — Devotional prayer and recitation
- Mata Ji / Devi Puja & Havan — Devi observance
- Navaratri Puja & Havan — The nine nights
- Ganesh Puja — Prayer to Lord Ganesha
- Lakshmi Puja — Prayers to Mata Lakshmi
- Lakshmi Ganesh / Diwali Puja — Diwali and Nutan Varsh observance
- Saraswati Puja — Prayers to Mata Saraswati — Vasant Panchami
- Gayatri Havan — Havan with the Gayatri Mantra
- Ganga Loti Puja — Ganga Jal observance
- Sundar Kand Path — Recitation from the Ramcharitmanas
- Bhagavad Gita Path — Reading of the Bhagavad Gita
- Ramayan Path — Reading of the Ramayan
- Bhagwat Katha — Shrimad Bhagwat Katha
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Business & New Beginnings
Prayers as a business begins, moves or takes on premises.
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Funeral & Ancestral Rites
Support with funeral prayers, crematorium rites and remembrance, shaped around your family’s tradition. If arrangements are urgent, please telephone.
Hindu funeral priest & last rites
Last rites, cremation ceremonies and remembrance, guided step by step.
Shraddha ceremonies
Remembrance rites for those who have passed, observed as your family keeps them.
Asthi Visarjan
Prayers for the immersion or scattering of ashes, in the UK or before travel to India.
Spiritual & community care
Support for families, carers and community organisations seeking guidance.
Ceremonies in this category
- Hindu Funeral Ceremony — Antyeshti / Antim Sanskar
- Cremation Prayers & Last Rites — Prayers at the crematorium
- Post-Funeral Rites — Observances in the days that follow
- Pind Daan Puja — Offerings for the departed
- Barmu Puja / Barmu Shraddha — Barma in some families
- Pitru Shanti Puja — Prayers for the ancestors
- Shraddha / Shraadh Ceremony — Remembrance for the departed
- Tithi / Annual Shraddha — Remembrance on the yearly tithi
- Garud Puran Path — Reading in the days after a death
- Asthi Visarjan — Hindu ashes ceremony
Alongside the ceremony
Materials, suppliers and guides
The practical help families ask for once the ceremony itself is agreed.
Interfaith & multicultural weddings
Two traditions held with equal respect, shaped with both families rather than around one.
Puja samagri
A ceremony-specific list, with materials sourced and prepared for you if requested.
Trusted partners
Independent professionals who may be introduced where suitable and available.
Vedic Wisdom
Guides and explanations of Hindu ceremonies in plain English.
Across the country
Where we serve
Ceremonies are arranged throughout the United Kingdom. These pages cover the areas we are asked about most.
If you are not sure
Tell us what you are planning
If you cannot see the ceremony you need, or you are not certain which one applies, send a short message and we will talk it through.