Every ceremony below is included in your membership — your name and sankalpa are offered individually in each one. Any ceremony may also be attended singly, without membership.
July 15
Ganesha YagyaRemoval of obstacles — clearing the path for everything that follows.
Ganesha is honored first in every Vedic undertaking — the lord of beginnings and the remover of obstacles, seen and unseen. In this ceremony the priests invoke him with his 108 names, offering durva grass, modak, and ghee into the fire while your name and sankalpa are spoken. This yagya opens the month's cycle: whatever stands in the way of your intentions — delays, blockages, circumstances that refuse to move — is offered into the fire first, so that everything that follows may flow freely. Especially powerful if you are beginning something new: a venture, a move, a healing, a relationship.
July 16
Vishnu Guru YagyaDivine guidance, wisdom, and protection on your life's direction.
Thursday belongs to Brihaspati — Jupiter, the guru of the gods — and to Vishnu, the sustainer. This ceremony invokes divine guidance for the direction of your life: right decisions, wise counsel, expansion of what is good, and protection of your dharma — your true path. The priests recite the Vishnu Sahasranama, the thousand names, as offerings of ghee, tulsi, and yellow flowers enter the flames. For anyone standing at a crossroads, seeking clarity in decisions, or wishing for growth guided by wisdom rather than chance.
July 17
Mahalakshmi YagyaAbundance and prosperity — material well-being in harmony with dharma.
On Friday, the day of the goddess, the priests invoke Mahalakshmi — the source of abundance in all its forms: wealth, nourishment, beauty, harmony in the home, and dignity in one's livelihood. The Sri Suktam, one of the most ancient hymns of the Rig Veda, is recited into the fire with offerings of lotus, rice, and ghee. This is not a prayer for money alone — it is a prayer that prosperity may flow into your life through honorable means and remain, blessing your whole family. For financial stability, new opportunities, and the feeling of being provided for.
July 18
Shani Shanti YagyaSoftening karmic burdens, protection in difficulty, steadiness through trials.
Saturday is the day of Shani — Saturn, the great teacher through time and consequence. When life feels heavy, slow, or relentlessly difficult, Vedic tradition sees Shani's lessons at work. This pacification ceremony does not ask for the lessons to be removed, but for them to be softened — for pressure to become discipline, for delay to become ripening. Sesame, black gram, and mustard oil are offered as the priests recite the Shani mantras and your name into the fire. For anyone passing through a hard period, feeling stuck, or carrying burdens that seem older than this life.
July 19
Surya YagyaVitality, confidence, and health — the strength of the sun in your life.
Sunday honors Surya, the sun — the visible face of the divine, source of all vitality. The priests recite the Aditya Hridayam, the ancient hymn to the heart of the sun, with offerings of red flowers, wheat, and ghee. This ceremony strengthens everything solar in your life: physical energy, confidence, leadership, recognition for your work, recovery of strength after depletion, and the blessing of the father's line. For anyone feeling dimmed — in health, in spirit, or in how the world sees them.
July 20
Maha Mrityunjaya YagyaThe great healing mantra — recovery, protection, long life.
The Maha Mrityunjaya — "the great victory over death" — is the most powerful healing mantra in the Vedic tradition, given to the sage Markandeya by Shiva himself. On Monday, Shiva's day, the priests recite it 108 times into the fire, offering ghee and bel leaves, with your name and the names of those you hold in prayer. This ceremony is traditionally performed for recovery from illness, protection of life, release from deep fear, and the blessing of longevity. Many members dedicate this yagya to a loved one who is unwell — the sankalpa can carry any name your heart chooses.
July 21
Hanuman YagyaCourage, inner strength, and protection from negativity.
Tuesday belongs to Hanuman — the embodiment of fearless devotion, strength in service, and protection from every form of negativity. Where Hanuman is invoked, tradition says, no dark influence can remain. The priests offer sindoor, jaggery, and ghee while reciting the Hanuman Chalisa and his protective mantras. This ceremony is for courage before challenges, strength during struggle, protection from ill-will and envy, and the deep steadiness that comes from serving something greater than oneself.
July 23
Dhanvantari YagyaDedicated to the divine physician — health for you and your family.
Dhanvantari is the divine physician who emerged from the ocean of milk carrying the nectar of immortality — the source from which all healing knowledge, including Ayurveda, descends. The priests invoke him with his healing mantras, offering medicinal herbs, ghee, and honey into the fire. This ceremony is performed for the health of the whole family: prevention where there is wellness, support where there is treatment, and strength where there is recovery. A gentle, deeply nourishing yagya — many members name their children and parents in this one.
July 24
Durga YagyaThe divine protectress — removal of negativity, fierce grace in difficulty.
On Friday, the day of the goddess, the priests invoke Durga — the invincible mother who protects her children with fierce grace. Where Durga is present, tradition holds, no negativity can take root: not fear, not hostility, not the subtle influences that drain a household's peace. The priests recite verses of the Durga Saptashati into the fire with offerings of red flowers, kumkum, and ghee, your name and sankalpa spoken within them. For protection of the family, victory in struggles that demand courage, and the particular strength that is asked of women — though her shield extends over all who call her.
July 26
Navagraha YagyaHarmonizing the nine planets — balance across every sphere of life.
The Navagraha — the nine celestial influences of Vedic astrology — shape the seasons of every life: career, relationships, health, fortune, and the timing of it all. When planets are unfavorably placed, their periods can bring friction; this ceremony offers each of the nine its traditional pacification — nine kinds of grain, nine colors, nine mantras — restoring balance across the whole chart at once. You do not need to know your horoscope to receive this; the priests perform the complete cycle in your name. One of the most requested ceremonies in the Vedic world — a general harmonization of life's weather.
July 27
Pradosh Shiva YagyaThe twilight hour of Shiva — dissolving old karma, inner peace.
Pradosh is the sacred twilight of the thirteenth lunar day, when Shiva is said to be in his most benevolent mood — the hour when old karma can be dissolved and forgiveness flows most freely. The ceremony is performed exactly in this twilight window, with offerings of bel leaves, milk, and ghee, and the recitation of Shiva's mantras. For releasing what binds you to the past — old wounds, guilt, resentment, patterns that repeat — and for the deep stillness that follows release.
July 29
Guru Purnima Maha YagyaThe full moon of the teachers — the most auspicious ceremony of the month.
Guru Purnima — the full moon of Ashadha — is one of the holiest days of the entire year: the day India has honored its teachers for thousands of years, dedicated to the sage Vyasa who gave the Vedas their form. This is the month's Maha Yagya — the great ceremony — performed at extended length with additional priests. Gratitude is offered to every carrier of light in your life: teachers, parents, guides, and the inner teacher itself. Blessings are asked for your spiritual path in the year ahead. Of all the month's fires, this is the one not to miss watching live.
Dates follow the Vedic lunar calendar and are confirmed by our priests each month.
