Malur Sri Balambika Temple

1. Ganapathy Homam

Ganapathi homam is dedicated to Lord Ganesha to enhance family bondage, to win over enemies, to achieve the planned objectives. It has the following benefits:

• Helps overcome obstacles and provides welfare for the family
• Hurdles in the path of mind and soul will be overcome
• It increases family bondage
• Helps achieve success in life
• Increases the positive effect to the environment
• Creates peace and freshness of mind
• Energizes the worshipper
• Removes struggles in life
• Negative effects will be destroyed
• Quickness in action and work

Anyone having kethu dosha or some other dosha can benefit from Ganapathy homam. It will give them relief from their doshas. By performing this ritual, all difficulties in their life will be removed. It is also done at the beginning of other homams. So here, during this Kumbhabhishekam, we perform the Ganapathy homam for removing any obstacles in the path towards performing this Kumbhabhishekam and for health and prosperity of one and all.

2. Maha Lakshmi Homam

Sri Maha Lakshmi Homam is performed for the purpose of gaining legitimate wealth. Those who are involved in business or are facing financial problems, may perform this homam to receive the blessings and grace of Goddess Lakshmi. You must perform this homam when you are facing financial difficulties and wish to earn wealth in abundance. Even the mere recitation of these mantras, bestows prosperity. It has the following benefits:

• Alleviates financial problems
• Increases abundance
• Gets rid of loans
• Increases favourable results in contracts/business/ventures
• Enhances accumulation of wealth

3. Navagraha Homam

The Navagraha Homam is performed to remove all obstacles in life and attain 'Ayur, Arogya and Saukhyam’. The Homam is performed after conducting a Navagraha Poojai and nine varieties of flowers, nine cereals (Nava Dhanya), nine vastrams (fabrics of different colours), and nine types of Neivedyams are used for the Poojai. Each Graha is worshipped with a specific flower. Nine types of Chamatas (twigs) are used. This homam has the power to counter flaws in the horoscope and enables a person to prosper in life, provided astrological defects are the main blocks to his/her well-being. The homam is done to appease the nine planets, i.e., the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu, and is considered to be an effective remedy for Navagraha Dosha.

Bad times are attributed to the different Grahas (planets) and their positions in our natal chart. The Grahas can be appeased by performing the Navagraha homam to remove Doshas or reduce malefic effects. The blessings of the Navagraham can be obtained even if they were placed in disadvantageous positions in the horoscope. This homam is extremely useful and beneficial, since it strengthens the power of beneficial planets and increases their positive influence, while pacifying maleficent planets and neutralizing their negative influence.

4. Vaastu Shanthi

Vastu Shastra is an ancient architecture science, which is mainly used for designing a building in the right direction. Vastu Shanthi is performed for homes, offices and business firms to gain major benefits. This technique is also used in temple Vastu Shanthi homam, for improving the conditions of new buildings by removing negative energies in an effective manner. In fact, it provides methods for overcoming different types of problems to lead a successful life.

5. Kanya Poojaii

Vastu Shastra is an ancient architecture science, which is mainly used for designing a building in the right direction. Vastu Shanthi is performed for homes, offices and business firms to gain major benefits. This technique is also used in temple Vastu Shanthi homam, for improving the conditions of new buildings by removing negative energies in an effective manner. In fact, it provides methods for overcoming different types of problems to lead a successful life.

1. Worshipping one girl child gives you good fortune.
2. Worshipping two girls gives you perception and salvation.
3. Worshipping three girls will give you merit.
4. Worshipping four girls will bless you with authority.
5. Worshipping five will bless you with knowledge.
6. Worshipping six girls will give you six types of Siddhis or fulfillments.
7. Worshipping seven girls will bless you with power and kingdom.
8. Worshipping eight girls gives you wealth.
9. Worshipping nine girls will bless you with supremacy.

The procedure is as described below:

• First and foremost, the feet of all invited girls are washed and they are then made to sit on pedestals.
• Nalungu with turmeric powder and chunam is made and this red paste is applied on the children’s feet.
• Vadiyar performs the archana on these children.
• The children are given gifts and pattu pavadai to wear.
• They are then fed with Ambal’s prasadams.
• Maha mangalarati is taken.
• The puja ends with taking blessings from these girls in the form of a pat on the back, while touching their feet.

The ritual of Kanya Poojai celebrates the Hindu philosophy which believes in the universal creative forces to be of feminine gender. The very original force is Mahamaya, whose inspiration created the Gods and the rest of the cosmos. Goddess Durga and all her forms are believed to be the manifestations of the same inspiration, Mahamaya.

6. Sumangali Poojaii

Lalitha Sahasranamam was composed by 8 Vaag Devis (Vaag Devathas) upon the command of Devi Sri Lalitha. The 8 vaag devis are - Vasini, Kameshwari, Aruna, Vimala, Jayinee, Modhinee, Sarveshwari, Koulini. This depicts the truth, "One can worship Lalitha only if she wishes us to do so". The Sahasranamam appears as a dialogue between Lord Hayagriva and Sage Agasthya and explains the birth of Sri Lalitha MahaTripuraSundari from the Holy fire, raised for the abolition of Bandasura upon the advice of Saint Narada. The Sahasranamam explains the life and also the Roopa Lavanyam (The beauty) of the Goddess as referred below,

Sumangali  She Who Is Eternally Auspicious
Sukha Kari  She Who Gives Happiness
Suvesh-adhya  She Who Is Very Attractive In Her Beautiful Rich Garments And Ornaments
Suvasini  She Who Is Ever Auspiciously Married
Suva-sinyar-chana Prita  She Who Is Pleased By The Worship Performed By Married Women
Shobhana  She Who Is Always Radiant
Shuddha Manasa  She Who Is Of Pure Mind; One Who Purifies The Mind Of Her Worshippers

For this reason, Suhasini/Sumangali Poojaii is performed in every temple and in every home.
During the Poojaii:

• First and foremost, the feet of all invited sumangalis are washed and they are then made to sit on pedestals.
• Nalungu with turmeric powder and chunam is made and this red paste is applied on the feet.
• Vadiyar performs the archana on these sumangalis.
• The sumangali is then offered saree and gifts.
• They are then served with Ambal’s prasadams.
• Maha mangalarati is taken.
• The puja ends with taking blessings from these sumangalis in the form of a pat on the back while touching their feet.

The benefits of performing this Poojaii are:

1. Worshipping one sumangali brings good fortune.
2. Worshipping two brings good health.
3. Worshipping three gives us knowledge.
4. Worshipping four gives peace and prosperity.
5. Worshipping five gives us fame.
6. Worshipping six gives us good health.
7. Worshipping seven gives us inner strength.
8. Worshipping eight gives astamaha siddhi.
9. Worshipping nine gives success in relationships.

7. Dampati Poojaii

Dampati Puja is performed for a husband and wife as a couple, presuming that the worship was for Adi-Dampatis, Shiva and Shakti.

It is very auspicious to pay our respects to the Adi couple in the form of human dampatis,
During the Poojaii:

• A couple, preferably very senior couple, are chosen.
• Make them both sit comfortably on chairs.
• Feet is washed with water and then adorned with flowers, turmeric and kumkum.
• New clothes are given.
• Shiva Shakti Poojai is performed.

The benefits of performing this Poojaii are:

1. Peace and tranquility in family life.
2. Everlasting love and friendship between the husband and wife.
3. Troubled families will see the light at the end of the tunnel.
4. Children will grow up to be morally chaste adults.