Kalashasthapana
Kalashasthapana
Kalashasthapana (కలశస్థాపన) is an important and auspicious ritual performed during Hindu temple ceremonies, including Devalaya Pratiṣṭha. In this ritual, sacred Kalashas (pots) are ceremonially prepared and installed with holy water, mantras, and prescribed sacred materials. The Kalasha is regarded as a symbol of divine energy, purity, prosperity, and auspiciousness. During the ceremony, priests invoke the presence and blessings of the respective deities and sacred forces into the Kalashas through Vedic chanting and rituals. The consecrated Kalashas are then used in subsequent worship and purification ceremonies. Kalashasthapana signifies the invocation and establishment of divine energy and is performed with devotion and adherence to traditional Vedic practices.
Procedure involved:
- Ganapathi Pooja
- Punyahavachanam
- Mahasankalpam
- Kalasha Sthapana
- Kalasha Shuddhi
- Devatha Aradhana
- Kalasa Puja
- Mantra Japa
- Homam
- Kalasa Abhishekam
- Maha Pooja
- Neerajana Mantra Pushpam
- Aashirvachanam