Puja at Gangasagar

Vaitrani is a mythological river in the Hindu religion, which lies between the earth and the hell(narak). According to Hindu mythology, the puja of the holy river Vaitrani is done to get moksh and sharnagati of the departed souls. It is done to get them relief from all the sins they have made in their life and help them in the way to the heaven (swarg).

Pind Daan is a ritual performed by offering prayers to the ancestors or the soul. The puja in Gangasagar is an important part of Hindu funeral rites and is done to have a peaceful journey of the departed soul. This ritual is mostly performed on Pitru Paksha or death anniversary.

Navgrah Puja is done to remove the negative effects of nine celestial bodies which are referred to as Navgrahas in Vedic Astrology. Nine Celestial bodies including the sun, moon, mars, mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. According to astrology, movement or change in the position of Graha can change a person's life like various doshas.

To perform this puja in Gangasagar, one must perform a hawan/homam, while chanting the Navagraha puja mantra. During the pooja, people light up incense sticks and diyas with complete devotion.

Navagraha Havan is also known as Navagraha Homam which involves worshipping the nine celestial bodies or planets that are believed to have an important role in human life. The term "Navagraha" means nine celestial bodies in Sanskrit where nava means nine and Graha means planet or celestial body. These planets are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. The Navagraha Havan is performed to take blessings for a good life including health, wealth, family and overall well-being.

According to many religious text there are positive energy and negative energy in this world. Many negative forces are present around us and many a times they affect or harm us. Sometimes a person has Pret Badha Dosh even in their kundali. Pret Badha Mukti Puja means to get rid of the negative energy that is affecting the life of the devotees. It also helps in getting further protection from any negative or evil energy. The puja helps in creating a barrier between the negative energies and the devotees.

Many times success and growth in one’s life gets noticed by others and all of a sudden everything starts to go in downfall without any specific reason. The Nazar Dosh means an “Evil Eye”. It is believed that any unwanted turn or unexpected events comes to a person’s life even after doing all the things right, the things do not go your way and everything seems to go out of control than a person might be under the effect of “Nazar Dosh”. Whenever a person feels that things are not going well despite all efforts, than they must do “Nazar Dosh Nivaran Puja”

Lord Jagannath is known as the Lord of the Universe. Lord Jagannath known as the supreme power and worshipping him along with his brother Balram and sister Subhadra is known to be very beneficial. Lord Jagannath is considered to be one of the kindest Gods he cannot see his devotees in pain and therefore he fulfils all their desires if they worship him with all their heart and mind. Lord Krishna is called Lord Jagannath when Krishna manifests highest form of transcendental emotions.

Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap is a powerful jaap dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is performed in Gangasagar and also known as Rudra Mantra which is chanted for various purposes like protection, good health and overcoming the fear of death. The Maha Mritunjaya Jap involves repeating jaaps and mantras many times.

Rudra Abhishek is a significant and sacred Vedic ritual performed to get the blessings of Lord Shiva. This puja in Gangasagar includes the bathing of Lord Shiva along with chanting of mantras with items like Panchamrit, Milk and other sacred items. It is believed that doing this puja helps in making Lord Shiva happy.