How to Set Up a Home Mandir
Purpose
A well-maintained home mandir creates a sacred space for daily worship, meditation, and family spiritual practice. It serves as the spiritual center of the home.
Overview
Setting up a proper home mandir involves choosing the right location, arranging deities properly, and establishing daily routines.
**Location (Vastu Guidelines):**
- **Best:** Northeast corner (Ishan Kona)
- **Good:** East-facing or North-facing
- **Avoid:** South-facing, under stairs, in bedroom, in bathroom area
**Essential Elements:**
1. **Platform/Shelf:** Raised, clean surface
2. **Deity Idols/Pictures:** Odd number preferred
3. **Lamp:** Brass or silver
4. **Bell:** For puja
5. **Water pot:** For daily offerings
6. **Incense holder**
7. **Flower plate**
8. **Aarti plate**
**Deity Arrangement:**
- Ganesh at entrance/right
- Main deity in center, slightly elevated
- Family deity as per tradition
- Don't place too many deities
Step-by-Step Procedure
Preparation
Gather all required items and prepare the space.
Invocation
Begin with prayers and invocation.
Main Ritual
Perform the main ritual as prescribed.
Conclusion
Complete with final prayers and distribution.
Do's and Don'ts
- • Keep mandir clean daily
- • Light lamp every morning and evening
- • Offer fresh water daily
- • Remove wilted flowers immediately
- • Maintain silence near mandir
- • Don't keep broken idols
- • Don't place mandir on ground
- • Avoid placing in bedroom
- • Don't face mandir while sleeping
- • Don't store non-puja items
Frequently Asked Questions
Any household wanting to establish a proper puja space.
Any auspicious day. Thursday, Friday are good for starting.
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Materials Needed
Essential
- Fresh Flowers
- Rice (Akshat)
- Kumkum (Sindoor)
- Incense Sticks (Agarbatti)
- Diya (Oil Lamp)
- Cotton Wicks
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