Pattabhishekam Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple

About
Pattabishekam is a grand and important ritual celebrated at the Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple. It marks the victory of good over evil and the return of peace, justice, and righteousness. This sacred event shows the power of Dharma and the values of ideal leadership. At the temple, the ritual is performed with great devotion and care. Lord Rama is respectfully anointed and seated on a throne as a king. The ceremony is filled with Vedic chants, auspicious music, and deep devotion. Pattabishekam gives blessings of success, peace, prosperity, and moral strength. It reminds us of Lord Rama’s qualities—truth, humility, devotion, and just rule—and inspires us to follow them in life.
In the Pattabhishek ritual first involves taking a Sankalp in the name of the devotees. The deity is then invoked by the priest. The coronation of Lord Rama is reenacted while explaining the purpose of the puja. The idols of Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna are given a beautiful bath, dressed in royal attire, and adorned with crowns, jewellery, and silken garments. The main deity, Lord Rama, is ceremoniously seated on a throne, symbolising his divine kingship. The pandit ji chants Vedic mantras, including Sri Ram Pattabhishek shlokas, while abhishek is performed with holy substances such as milk, honey, ghee, and water. It is extremely auspicious to witness this ritual, which inspires one to seek blessings for righteousness, leadership, family unity, and success in life, inspired by the ideal rule of Lord Rama.
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Benefits of Puja
The formal Pattabhishekam of Lord Rama is a highly auspicious ritual that symbolises the triumph of truth, dharma, and divine leadership.
Performing or witnessing this sacred ritual at the Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple brings immense spiritual and worldly benefits. It is believed to bestow blessings of dharma, wisdom, ideal governance, and familial harmony. As Maryada Purushottam (ideal man and king),
Lord Rama bestows virtues such as discipline, integrity, patience, and justice to his devotees. By participating in the Pattabhishekam, devotees seek success in leadership roles, public service, and personal responsibilities.
The ritual also helps overcome ego, injustice, and negativity and replace them with humility, devotion, and divine power. It promotes unity in the family and society, reflecting the harmony seen during Ramarajya.
Spiritually, it deepens one's connection with Lord Rama and sets an example of leading a life filled with virtue, compassion, and divine service, leading to lasting peace and prosperity.
Place of Puja
At Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple
Required Things (Puja Samagri)
The puja samagri is included in the Dakshina
milk (दूध), curd (दही), honey (शहद), ghee (घी), sugar (शक्कर), sandalwood paste (चंदन), pure water (शुद्ध जल), crowns (मुकुट), jewelry (आभूषण), flowers (फूल). garlands (मालाएं), turmeric (हल्दी), kumkum (कुंकुम), akshata (अक्षत – चावल हल्दी से मिश्रित) incense sticks (अगरबत्ती), camphor (कपूर), lamp (दीपक), Naivedyam (नैवेद्य), simhasanam (सिंहासन).
When to Perform Pattabhishekam Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple?
Every Pushyami Nakshatram
Puja Duration
1 To 1.30 hours
Yajman Details
- Total Yajman: 2