Puja & Religious Ceremonies Services
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Puja Reservation Request Form
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How to book a Priest
PanditJi in our Mandir are available for all your religious
activities for 7 days of the week throughout the year. To book a
priest for your private functions, please click the following
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Hindu Samaj is funded entirely by donations and continual support of its members. Members and others requesting services of the Mandir's priests will be advised ahead of time of the amount of dakshina to be offered to the priests and donations to the Mandir according to the following guidelines.
Suggested Donation for
Puja Services
Hindu Samaj would like to suggest the following minimum donation
amounts though more can be offered at the yajman's discretion:
The rates are based on maximum TWO hours of total time at your
place. A $100.00 charge will apply for each additional hour.
Devotees are requested to provide fruits and
flowers for the Puja, including bhog (prashad) and any special
Puja and Hawan Samagree. Please obtain the list of items from
the Priest for the ceremony.
Priest Dakshina is not included
and should be paid separately to the priest. In determining the
amount of dakshina to be offered to the priest, the yajman
should take into account the time devoted by the priest to the
performance of a particular ceremony and in reaching the venue
of this service. Suggested Dakshina can be in the range of 20%
of Puja cost or higher. Dakshina should be
clearly marked and not mixed with Aarti money. Aarti money
should be given to Mandir. No tax deductible
receipt will be issued for Dakshina and Aarti money.
If travel is outside of 10 miles from the mandir, an additional
minimum charge for Tolls plus Parking plus transportation would
also apply at IRS standard milage rate* of 54.5 cents per mile
(for year the 2018) OR as explicitly agreed for the ritual based
on the location. The
charges will be payable to Mandir.
(*IRS rates as applicable
for the year would apply)
*Please call Mandir for
all other Puja/Services not mentioned below
| Puja Type | At the Mandir | Outside the Mandir |
| 01. Archana (throughout the year) | $11 | - |
| 02. AKSHARABYAS (child 1st day of school) | $75 | $175 |
| 03. ANNA-PRASHAN | $75 | $175 |
| 04. BHAGVATI SEVA | $201 | $301 |
| 05. BIRTHDAY (60-80) | $201 | $251 |
| 06. FIRST BIRTHDAY | $101 | $201 |
| 07. FUNERAL SERVICES | - | $151 |
| 08. GOD (Seemantham) (babyshower) | $151 | $201 |
| 09. GRAH SHANTI / NAVGRAH Puja | $151 | $201 |
| 10. GRAH PRAVESH (house warming) | $201 | |
| 11. HAVAN | $125 | $201 |
| 12. HIRANYA SHRADH (ancestors’ puja) | $75 | $201 |
| 13. KALYANA UTSAVAM (God’s wedding) | $151 | $251 |
| 14. KARVA-CHAUTH | $51 | |
| 15. MUNDAN | $75 | $175 |
| 16. NAMKARAN SANSKAR | $75 | $175 |
| 17. PUNYAHAVACHANAM | $75 | $175 |
| 18. SATYANARAYAN Puja | $151 | $201 |
| 19. SPECIAL ABHISHEK | $101 | - |
| 20. UDAYA ASTAMANA Puja – Entire day (morning and evening puja) | $301 | |
| 21. UPANAYANAM (Janeu Sanskar) | $201 | $301 |
| 22. VAHAN Puja (new vehicle) | $51 | |
| 23. VARALAKSHMI VRATH | $51 | $175 |
| 24. NISCHAYATHARTH (sagai) | $151 | $201 |
| 25. PRE-WEDDING Puja (for any deity) | $151 | $251 |
| 26. MAIN TEMPLE SPACE for WEDDING (infront of Deity, only upto 20 people) | $301 | |
| 27. WEDDING SERVICES | $351 | $501 |
| 28. Navgragh Puja | $75 | $201 |
| Sunday Family Sponsored Puja - | ||
| 29. Puja alone (Min suggested donation) | $200 | |
| 30. Langar alone | $250 | |
| 31. Lungar + Puja | $350 |
Aarti Collection
For puja held outside the Mandir, the yajman should consider
the money collected for Aarti as an extension of the mandir's
Aarti collection. Therefore, this money should be offered to the
Mandir.
Donation to the Mandir
All yajmans have an obligation to donate to the Mandir on the
occasion of pooja performed by the priest at their homes or at
other venues. However, for non-members of the society, in
addition to the dakshina, a minimum donation of $101 to the
Mandir is expected.
Guidelines for Prasad Offering
We are making this request fully aware of the
sentiments of devotees. We have also given instructions to the
priest to follow the the guidelines as given below. Lots of
Prasad-sweets , fruits and prepared food brought as an offering
is wasted because other devotees do not wish to receive them
from the priests for various reasons such as dietary, health and
sanitary concerns. We feel terrible when we are compelled to
throw it away because of health code and liability reasons. We
are therefore requesting:
1) Bring only Almonds/Raisins/Cashews (dry-fruits) as offerings
2) If sweets and other perishable food including fruits are
brought, please do the following: a)after it has been offered to
the deity , take it to the kitchen and distribute it to your
family and friends b) take the Prasad home. Please do not
distribute any food in the Mandir area.
3) We request that instead of sweets and other perishable food,
please make a donation either by cash or check deposited in the
donation box. Checks written to Hindu Samaj is charitable tax
deductible. If you deposit cash in a sealed envelope with your
name, and address, we will send you a receipt. Such donations
will help the temple to pay off mortgage which is over
$4 million.
We deeply appreciate your understanding, cooperation and
generous donations