Greater Nevada
Hindu Temple
Puja Booking Instructions
Please refer to this Puja Guidelines document
For house pujas – Please be prepared with all arrangements for puja before the priest arrives.
Please do not detain the priest more than hours needed for the puja.
Please contact Puja Committee for any pujas and pricing not listed.
Priest's Availability - Weekly View
Gruhapravesham
Gruhapravesham (with Homam/Havan) - $251
Hindu housewarming ceremony for entering a new home, performed to spiritually cleanse the space, remove negative energies, and invite blessings for prosperity, health, and happiness.
Milk Boiling and Punyahavachanam - $125
Hindu housewarming ceremony for entering a new home, performed to spiritually cleanse the space, remove negative energies, and invite blessings for prosperity, health, and happiness.
Ganesh Pooja (no Homam or Vratham) - $201
Hindu housewarming ceremony for entering a new home, performed to spiritually cleanse the space, remove negative energies, and invite blessings for prosperity, health, and happiness.
Satyanarayana Puja / Vratham (with Homam/Havan) - $351
Hindu housewarming ceremony for entering a new home, performed to spiritually cleanse the space, remove negative energies, and invite blessings for prosperity, health, and happiness.
Homam/Havan
Ayush Homam - $201
Ritual performed to invoke blessings for a long, healthy, and prosperous life, primarily dedicated to Ayur Devata, Often performed on a baby’s first birthday, aligned with their birth star. it can be also done on any birthday.
Ganapathi Homam - $201
Hindu fire ritual (Homa/Havan) dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Performed to invoke his blessings for removing obstacles (Vighneshwara), ensuring success, prosperity, good health, and harmony in all endeavors.
Garbharakshambika - $201
Dedicated to Goddess Parvati (in her form as Garbharakshambika) to invoke blessings for fertility, safe pregnancy, and healthy childbirth, protecting the womb.
Gayatri Homam - $201
Dedicated to Goddess Gayatri, personifying divine wisdom and the Gayatri Mantra, performed to invoke blessings for spiritual enlightenment, mental clarity, purification, and overall well-being.
Mahamrityuanjaya Homam - $201
A powerful Vedic fire ritual dedicated to Lord Shiva (as Mrityunjaya, the “Death Conqueror”) to grant longevity, good health, and protection from planetary afflictions.
Navagraha Homam - $201
Hindu fire ritual performed to appease the nine celestial bodies (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu) that influence human life, aiming to neutralize planetary malefic effects (doshas) in a horoscope, bring good fortune, health, success, and harmony, and enhance positive planetary influences for overall well being.
Rudrabhishekam - $201
A ritualistic bathing of the Shiva Linga to invoke Shiva’s blessings.Bathing the Linga with items like milk, curd, honey, ghee, sugarcane juice, water, and holy ash (bhasma).
Santanagopala Homam - $201
This ritual bless couples with healthy, intelligent offspring and ensure safe, smooth pregnancies. It is primarily performed to overcome infertility.
Sudarshana Homam- $201
To invoke divine protection, cleanse negative energies, remove obstacles, cure diseases, and attract prosperity and success.
Shanti Homam - $201
This ritual helps create a, harmonious living and working space, fostering, health, wealth, and spiritual growth.
Special Puja
Ayudha Puja (Navarathri, VijayaDashami) - $51
Ayudha Pooja (9th day of Navratri) and Vijayadashami (10th day) means “Worship of weapons/tools.” These are Hindu festivals honoring the tools of livelihood and celebrating the victory of good over evil, respectively. It is a day to show gratitude for the tools and instruments that support our livelihood. It involves worshipping vehicles, books, and work instruments, while Vijayadashami celebrates Goddess Durga’s victory over Mahishasura, or Lord Rama over Ravana, often with cultural rituals.
Bhoomi Puja - $151
Bhoomi Puja is a Hindu ritual performed to worship Mother Earth (Bhoomi Devi), Vastu Purusha, and directional deities before starting any new construction or agricultural work. It serves to seek permission and blessings for a smooth, safe project, while clearing negative energy and asking forgiveness for disturbing the land.
Lakshmi Puja - $151
Lakshmi Puja is a significant Hindu ritual dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, wife of Lord Vishnu. She is the deity of wealth, prosperity, and fortune, celebrated primarily on the third day of Diwali (Amavasya) to invite blessings into homes. It involves deep cleaning homes, lighting earthen lamps (diyas), and offering prayers to invoke Lakshmi’s grace for abundance, often honoring Lord Ganesha for auspiciousness.
Varalakshmi Puja - $101
Varalakshmi Puja (or Vratam) is a significant Hindu festival, primarily in South India, observed by married women to worship Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu, Bestower of boons (Vara) for wealth, prosperity, and the longevity of their husbands. It is celebrated on the Friday before the full moon in the Shravana month (July-August).
Navagraha Puja - $151
To mitigate doshas (negative influences) from planetary positions in a birth chart and strengthen benevolent planets for a peaceful, prosperous life.
Vaastu Puja - $151
Vastu Pooja (or Vastu Shanti) is a sacred Hindu ritual performed to bless a new home, appease
the energy deity of the house (Vastu Purusha), and neutralize architectural flaws. It cleanses
negative energies, balances the five natural elements, and invites peace and prosperity.
Satyanarayana Puja - $251
Popular on Purnima (full moon), but can be done on any day except new moon (Amavasya) for achievements, new beginnings, or general well-being.
Satyanarayana Puja (with Homam/Havan) - $301
Popular on Purnima (full moon), but can be done on any day except new moon (Amavasya) for achievements, new beginnings, or general well-being.
Special Occasions Puja - $51
A special Ganesh Puja is performed by puditji for organizations, businesses, and individuals celebrating important new beginnings, events, and milestones, including New Yearr celebrations, Diwali, Arangetram, and other special occasions.
Shop Puja - $201
Shop or Office Opening Puja (Vyapar Vridhi Puja) is an auspicious Hindu ritual performed to invite prosperity, remove negative energies, and bless the new business venture.
Sahasranama Puja - $151
In this sacred Hindu ritual, a priest or devotees chant a deity’s 1008 divine names, (Sahasranama-thousand) typically offering flowers, kumkum, or Tulsi leaves with each recitation, creating a deeply meaningful and spiritual experience.
Upanayanam - Contact Us
(Thread ceremony Janeu): The sacred thread ceremony, is a vital Hindu rite of passage for young boys (typically ages 7-16) marking their second birth into spiritual life and the start of formal Vedic education. It signifies “leading the child near” a guru or divine knowledge, initiating them into the Gayatri mantra and responsibilities.
Saree Ceremony - Contact Us
Coming-of-age ceremonies. Half-saree for girls, that symbolize the transition from childhood to adolescence or adulthood.
Dhoti Ceremony - Contact Us
Coming-of-age ceremonies. Dhoti for boys, that symbolize the transition from childhood to adolescence or adulthood.
Shasthiapdha Poorthi - Contact Us
Traditional Hindu ceremony celebrating a man’s completion of 60 years of age, marking the start of his 61st year.
Beemaratha Shanthi - Contact Us
Performed to celebrate a person’s 70th birthday. It is conducted on the birth star (Nakshatra) day in the Tamil month of birth when the 70th year begins (after 69 years are completed).
Sadhabhishekam- Contact Us
80th birthday (or start of the 81st year) ceremony, symbolizing the completion of 1,000 full moons, marking a spiritual rebirth, completion of worldly duties, and a prayer for longevity, health, and blessings for many more years.
After Birth Ceremony
Punyahavachanam - $125
Is a sacred Hindu purification ritual performed to cleanse the mind, body, and surroundings of negative energies or ritual impurities before major ceremonies, homas, or entering a new home. It centers on the Kalasha Puja, where a pot of water infused with Vedic mantras and water is then sprinkled (Prokshanam) to bless the premise and participants.
Namakarnam - $201
Performed to formally name a newborn baby, usually on the 10th or 12th day after birth.
Choula or Mundan - $151
Involves the first cutting of a child’s hair on the head, usually performed between the 1st and 7th year of life.
Annaprashana - $151
Performed by a priest, the ceremony involves feeding the baby kheer (rice pudding) or a similar nutritious dish, often by the maternal uncle or parents.
Aksharabhyasam/Vidya Arambham - $101
It is considered a sacred beginning (Vidya-Arambham means initiation of education) to help the child start their formal education smoothly.
Special Ceremony
Panthal Kaal Naatal. (Pre Wedding Ceremony) - $151
Mandap Muhurat (or Mandvo) (Pre Wedding Ceremony) - $151
Vivaham (Wedding Ceremony)
Puja refers to the sacred Hindu wedding ceremony, that marks the union of two souls.
Seemantham (Baby Shower) Ceremony - $351
Indian baby shower, performed during the 6th, 7th, or 8th month of pregnancy to bless the mother-to-be and fetus for a safe delivery and healthy, intelligent development.
Engagement Ceremony
A sacred pre-wedding ritual in Hindu culture that formally marks a couple’s commitment to marry.

