When it comes to a property investment, home owners
are generally particular about auspicious days and performing a griha
pravesh, before moving in.
Indians are generally particular about shubh
muhurats, when it comes to buying a property or shifting to a new house.
They believe that performing a griha pravesh ceremony on an auspicious
day, will bring them good fortune.
A griha pravesh ceremony is performed, when
one enters a new home for the first time. “It is important, not just for
the owner but also for the entire family,” says Mumbai-based Jayshree
Dhamani, a Vastu Shastra and astrology expert. According to Vastu, a
house is made up of five elements – the sun, earth, water, fire and wind
and the proper alignment of these elements in a house, brings
happiness, good health and prosperity.
“It is believed that entering a home during
an auspicious time, makes life easy and there will be minimum struggle
for the family, after moving into the new house. Days that are most
favourable for such muhurats are Vasant Panchami, Akshaya Tritiya, Gudi
Padwa, Dussehra (also known as Vijayadashmi), while days like
Uttarayana, Holi, Adhikmas and Shraddha Paksha are to be avoided,” adds
Dhamani.
A house warming performed on Dussehra does
not even require an auspicious time, as every moment of this day is
considered auspicious. Before the griha pravesh, a kalash pooja is
usually performed.
For this ritual, a copper pot is filled with
water and nine types of grains and a coin are placed in it. A coconut is
placed on the pot and one enters the house with it, accompanied by the
chanting of mantras by a priest.
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Dos and don’ts for performing a griha pravesh
The griha pravesh should be done, only when the
new house is ready for the family to shift into it and reside. “The
house should be fully done up. It should be freshly painted and the roof
should be ready (if it is an independent house). The doors, windows and
other fittings too, should be complete,” says Nitien Parmar, a Vastu
consultant of Vastu Plus.
“The Vastu Purush and other deities are worshipped.
“The main door, which is the entry point for
prosperity and good vibes into the house, has to be decorated with
auspicious symbols like a swastika and Laxmi feet, drawn on the
threshold. A toran (originating from the Sanskrit word ‘torana’, meaning
the sacred gateway), which is made of fresh mango leaves and marigold
flowers, should be hung on the doorway. The temple in the house should
be in the north-east zone and should be fixed on day of the house
warming,” advises Parmar.
The griha pravesh ceremony can be simple or
elaborate, depending upon the home owner. Usually, a havan is conducted,
to purify the space cleanse it of negative forces. A Ganesh puja,
Navagraha Shanti, which means worship of the nine planets and a Vastu
puja, are generally performed. One should also serve food to the priests
and family and friends, who are invited on this day. Once the house
warming ceremony has been performed, the owners can then move into the
new house.
Tips for the griha pravesh of your new home
- Always do the griha pravesh on an auspicious day. The idols should be placed in an east-facing direction of the house.
- Thoroughly clean the house before the puja. Mop the floor with salt, to cleanse and purify the place.
- While entering the house, always put your right foot first.
- The main door should be decorated, as it is called as Simha Dwara and is the face of the Vastu Purush.
- Decorate the door with mango leaves and fresh flowers.
- Adorn the floor with rangoli made of rice flour or vibrant colours. Rangolis on the floor are believed to invite goddesses Laxmi.
- A havan (herbs and wood put in fire), is said to purify the space cleanse the surroundings.
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