How to perform Griha Pravesh Pooja

The auspicious event of entering a new house is called Griha Pravesh in Hindu Tradition. Sacred Vedic texts lay great importance on conducting a ceremony before starting to live a life in the house that is newly built. Vaastu Shastra mentions that the house remains fit to reside and conduct ceremony only when the doors are fitted well, the roof is covered and the house is protected with walls and the vaastu deities are propitiated in a due manner.
Fixing of Muhurtam or auspicious time
After the house is complete, muhurtam or an auspicious time is fixed to enter into the house based on astrological calculations. Highly favorable months to move into a new house are: Magha month (January-February) for wealth gain, Phalguna month (February-March) for good children and accumulation of wealth, Baisakh month (April-May) for growth of wealth and prosperity, Jyeshta month (May-June) for birth of son and owning cattle or luxuries.
Decorating the house
The doors are decorated with mango leaves and fresh flowers. Banana stems are also tied to the poles for ushering in prosperity. Rangolis of rice flour are drawn at the entrance and at the doorway for decorative purposes.
Performing Vaastu Pooja
- This pooja is done before entering a new house. It is done to please the Vaastu deity with the help of a Brahmin priest. Chants are recited to invoke Vaastu Devata`s blessings for peace and negation of all evil energies like jealousy and ill will of others.
- Vaastu Deity is appeased outside the house with a breaking of ash gourd by the man of the house and this is left at the entrance at the two sides of the threshold of the house. The lady breaks a coconut and this is also placed on the threshold.
- Then kalash pooja is done to a copper pot or kalash. The pot is filled with water, nine types of grains or navadhanya, and a coin. A coconut is tied around with a red cloth and placed on the kalash with mango leaves placed at the sides of the kalash. The priest does pooja to this pot with recitation of sacred mantras.
- Both the husband and wife carry this pot inside the house and place it near the ceremonial fire place or havan.
- At the time of traditional entry, a cow and a calf are let in first before the family members enter for auspicious energies and to welcome prosperity into their households.
Fire ritual
Homas are performed during house warming ceremonies to remove the three sins incurred while building a new house. Digging of earth, cutting of trees and breaking of stones – three doshas incur when this happens. To nullify the bad effects, homas are done to deities for their blessings of protection and purification. A homa is performed to invoke Lord Ganesha and to appease the nine planets or navagrahas to remove evil energies from the atmosphere and to purify the household. Both husband and wife along with other family members sit around the fire and the priest chants the sacred mantras. Homas are also done to propitiate Goddess Lakshmi for abundance and prosperity and for overall well-being.
Boiling of milk
After the homa, the lady of the house boils the milk and the milk should boil and spill over to usher in abundance. The milk is boiled at an auspicious time and offered first to the family deity or Kula devata. It is then distributed to all those present in the ceremony.
Serving of food
The priests should be well fed and a sumptuous meal should be served to all. The members should stay overnight in the house and they should not lock the house at any cost. Lamp should be kept burning to attract spiritual energies and for divine protection.
Days to avoid Griha Pravesh
Tuesdays, New Moon days, first day of the Tamil month, tithis or the moon`s phases of 4,9,14 are to be avoided for Griha Pravesh ceremonies. It is also avoided, when a lady of the house is expecting a child.

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Mr Dinesh
19-11- 2018 on Monday is good to do Griha Pravesh
November 17, 2018
Kamalesh Bhadri
It is mandatory to avoid the Griha Pravesh Pooja if the lady is expecting child. Or Pooja can be performed by their parents in their presence. My wife is pregnant ( 2 months) so i and my wife cannot perform the pooja. But my parents can perform. Is it ok to do so.
February 9, 2016
AstroVed Support
Hi Kamalesh, It will be better to avoid the Griha Pravesh Pooja if the lady is expecting child. Your parents can perform-but you have to obtain the RIGHTS from your wife –by getting the DARBHA GRASS offered by the priest while conducting the Griha Pravesh Pooja. Then your parents will get the moral rights.
February 22, 2016
Meenakshi
What are good grah pravesh dates in march Wr get our house on 29 feb in calgary canada
February 26, 2016
AstroVed Support
Dear Meenakshi, 10th , 14th, 24th & 28th March 2016 would be suitable for you. These dates has been given on the base of general Grah Pravesh. You have to check your horoscope with an Astrologer to find more accuracy in Grah Pravesh Dates.
February 29, 2016
yashobant
Dear Sir/ Madam, My mother died on 19th May 2015 and I was the KARTA in the funeral proceedings. A year has not passed yet. Is there any way to perform the griha prabesha puja and go to my new house in March 2016 ? Kindly advise. With profound regards, Yashobant
March 7, 2016
Sales
Dear Mr. Yashobant, Thank you for contacting priest services/Astroved.com. Actually there are two ways, once is after your mom's death, a Subha karyam should happen in the house, where you can perform the Grahapravesh. The 2nd one will be to give respect to your mom, you can perform after the 1st year annniversary. The choice is yours, where you can decide and proceed, nothing wrong on doing as per the above suggestion. Thanks, For your Health, Wealth, and Prosperity, With Kind Regards. Sivakumar. Astroved Sales Support. 95000 95649. www.Astroved.com.
April 22, 2016
Sreelatha
Good dates for grihapravesh in 1st wk of April
March 20, 2016
Sales
Hi Sreelatha, June 9th, 2016 is a most auspicious day to perform the grahapravesh, no other dates are good before that. Thanks & Regards, Sivakumar.
April 22, 2016