Parli Vaijnath - Panchamrut Abhishek

Arogya Puja is a special ritual performed at Parli Vaijnath Temple. Devotees perform this ceremony with their belief to improve their health and curing other problems. During the puja, various prayers are offered with special rituals.

Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap is a powerful jaap dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is also known as Rudra Mantra in Parli Vaijnath 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 several times.

Laghu Rudra Abhishek in Parli Vaijnath is a ritual done for worshipping Lord Shiva where chanting of mantras is done. In this ritual, Panchamrut (milk, curd, honey, ghee and Ganga jal), is offered to the Shivling. This offering represents the devotees' devotion to Shivji.

Rudrashtadhyayi has two words Rudra means Shiva and Ashtadhyayi means one with eight chapters. Shiva is included in these eight chapters. Although there are ten chapters in Rudrashtadhyayi, only eight are considered main. Rudrashtadhyayi is a part of Yajurveda and Vedas have been described as the best scriptures. Vedas are parts of Shiva only. Performing Rudrashtadhyayi in Parli Vaijnath is very auspicious.

Maha Puja is a ritual involving the worship of the deity. The word "Maha" means great and "Puja" means worship. Several prayers and mantras are chanted offering various items like flowers. fruits, sweets, etc. The Mahapuja has mainly three pujas or step covers i.e., Shodosopchar puja, Panchamrut Puja and Rudra Lesson. Shodosopchar Puja is the Puja of 16 Mantras mentioned in Purushsukta. Puja is performed by this 16 Mantra. Performing Mahapuja in Parli Vaijnath is very auspicious. 

Panchamrita Abhishek in Parli Vaijnath is a Hindu ritual puja where five liquids are poured over the deities and mantras are chanted. It is a combination of two words i.e.., Pancha which means five and Amrita which means nectar. The five main ingredients are used to make Panchamrita including milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar. These all are mixed. Mantras are chanted throughout the process and once the puja is completed, the Panchamrut is distributed as prasad.

Abhishek in Parli Vaijnath is a Hindu ritual where water is offered on lingam. The puja is mostly performed in the temples. During puja, various mantras are also chanted. Jal Abhishek is performed to invoke the blessings of Rudra the form of  Lord Shiva.