Griha Pravesh vidhi (गृह प्रवेश विधि)
The order of the ritual, step by step, with what happens at each stage.
Written so a family can follow along, and so you know what to expect before the pandit arrives. Regional paramparas differ in small ways; yours takes precedence.
Step by step
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1
Threshold puja द्वार पूजा
The entrance is washed, rangoli drawn, and the door frame marked with haldi and kumkum.
Roughly 20 minutes
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2
Kalash entry कलश प्रवेश
The woman of the house carries the kalash in, right foot first, at the muhurat moment.
Roughly 20 minutes
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3
Ganesh puja गणेश पूजा
Ganesha invoked in the north-east corner, where the havan will be set.
Roughly 20 minutes
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4
Vastu Shanti वास्तु शांति
Kept for a newly built house: the vastu purusha is honoured before the havan.
Roughly 20 minutes
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5
Navagraha and havan नवग्रह व हवन
The nine planetary deities, then ahutis into the kund with the Griha Pravesh mantras.
Roughly 20 minutes
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6
First meal पहला भोजन
Milk is boiled over in the new kitchen and the family eats its first meal in the house.
Roughly 20 minutes