Home Ceremony

HOME CEREMONY

Homing ceremony is a Hindu ceremony performed on the occasion of an individual's first time entering their new home.The "Puja" or act of worship, is performed in various stages during the construction and entry of the home. Once the home is ready, the individual has to find an auspicious time to conduct the puja, in consultation with an astrologer or Hindu priest.The most basic version is to boil milk in a new pot so that it flows over (so that the home may overflow with wealth), to burn incense around the house (to purify it) and to perform a Ganesh puja (Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, is the remover of obstacles). The most complicated ceremonies can get quite intense, including walking a cow around your house.


Homing ceremony is popular in three forms:
-"Apoorva", which is performed upon the first entry into a newly constructed home,
-"Sapoorva", which is done when an individual enters the home after arriving from a foreign land, and
-"Dwandwah", which is done when the individual enters the home after reconstruction or renovation, which might be due to fire, flood or earthquake. Among others, various Puja recommended are the Vastu Puja and Vastu Shanti.One should also serve food to the priests and family and friends, who are invited on this day. After the Homing ceremony is performed, one may enter their new house.