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Surya Rituals

Worship of the Sun God for health, vitality and career success.

Surya Rituals: Worship of the Sun God

Eight Surya rituals, from a simple offering of water to the rising sun to the four-day fast of Chhath. This guide sets out which of them rest on Vedic text, which on later devotion, and which on a twentieth-century development that is often mistaken for both.

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Rituals in this group (8)

  • Surya Puja Panditji booking optional Surya
    Ritual worship of the Sun God for health, energy and success.
  • Surya Namaskar Homam Book a Panditji Surya
    Fire ritual dedicated to the Sun God, often combined with the Aditya Hridayam recitation.
  • Ratha Saptami Puja Book a Panditji Surya
    Worship marking the Sun God's turn towards the northern hemisphere.
  • Aditya Hridayam Path Panditji booking optional Surya
    Recitation of the hymn taught to Rama before his battle with Ravana.
  • Chhath Puja Panditji booking optional Surya, Chhathi Maiya
    Rigorous four-day festival with fasting and offerings to the setting and rising sun.
  • Pongal Puja Panditji booking optional Surya
    Tamil harvest festival honouring the Sun God with the cooking of fresh rice (pongal).
  • Makar Sankranti Puja Panditji booking optional Surya
    Worship marking the Sun's transit into Capricorn, celebrated across India in varied forms.
  • Surya Namaskar Puja for Career Panditji booking optional Surya
    Worship dedicated to career growth and professional recognition through Surya's grace.
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