Ayush Homa for Birthday Blessings

About this Puja

Performed on a birthday according to the birth star, this homa is the classical South Indian blessing for long life and vitality. Widely chosen by families abroad for a child's birthday or a parent's milestone year.

Who Should Book This

Families marking a child's birthday or a parent's milestone year who want the traditional nakshatra-day blessing rather than only a party.

Ideal Days

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What's Included — Samagri

• Copper kalash Kalasha
• Oil lamp (brass deepam) Deepa
• Betel leaves Tambula Patra
• Cow ghee Ghrita
• Camphor Karpura
• Akshata (unbroken rice with turmeric) Akshata
• Kumkum Kumkuma
• Flower garland Pushpa Mala
• Coconut Narikela
• Durva grass Durva
• Kheer / payasam naivedya Payasa
• Curd Dadhi

Key items from the full samagri list — every material is arranged by the pandit.

Interesting Facts

• The ritual is scheduled by the birth nakshatra, not the calendar date — so the traditional birthday usually falls on a different day each year from the one on the passport.
• In much of South India the homa is performed for a child every year until a set age, and then again at the sixtieth and eightieth-year milestones (Sashtiabdapoorthi and Sathabhishekam).
• It belongs to the grihya, or domestic, category of ritual: a rite of the household hearth rather than the temple, which is why families abroad can hold it wherever they live.

Niyam — Observances

• The person whose birthday it is should bathe early and wear new or freshly washed clothes.
• Keep the household diet sattvic for the day — no meat, alcohol, onion or garlic.
• Hold the birthday celebration after the homa, not before it.
• The person being blessed should seek the blessings of parents and elders on the day.
• Offer food or a donation in the person's name on the same day.

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