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Murugan Temple Priest Service
Pooja Name | Description | Temple Sponsored Rates at Temple | Sponsored and Away from Temple | Celebration day along with temple schedule | |
Annapraasanam | First feeding of solid food to the baby | $ 51 + 10 | $ 101 + 20 | - | |
Bhoomi Puja | Ground Breaking Ceremony | - | $ 151 + 30 | - | |
Chaula Karma | Hair offering | $ 51 + 10 | 101+20 | - | |
Griha Pravesam | House-Warming Ceremony | - | $ 201 + 40 | - | |
Griha Shanti | Special Puja to one of the Navagraha | $ 101 + 20 | $ 151 + 30 | - | |
Ganapathi, Aayushya,Mrityunjaya, Pancha Sukta, Rudra Homam(Havan) | Special request | $ 75 + 15 | $ 125 + 25 | $31 | |
Natarajar Abisekam | $51 | - | $51 | ||
Navagraha Homam(Havan) | – | $ 75 + 15 | $ 125 + 31 | $31 | |
Navarathri (9 days) Chandi Homam | – | $ 301 + 60 | $ 351 + 70 | $31 | |
Individual 1 day Chandi Homam | – | $ 151 + 30 | $ 351 + 70 | $31 | |
Kalyana Utsavam | Wedding Ceremony to the Lord – Special request | $ 101 + 20 | - | $25 | |
Naamakaranam | Naming of the child | $ 51 + 10 | $ 101 + 20 | - | |
Punyaahavaachanam | Purificatory rites | $ 75 + 15 | $ 125 + 25 | - | |
Sarpabali | Naga pooja | $ 101 + 20 | $ 125 + 25 | - | |
Satyanarayana Puja | Special request | $ 101 +20 | $ 151 + 30 | $ 51 + 10 | |
Seemantham | Puja in the 8th month of pregnancy | $ 151 + 30 | $ 201 + 40 | - | |
Sashtiabdapoorty | 60th birthday | $ 151 + 30 | $ 201 + 40 | - | |
Sataabhishekam | 80th birthday | $ 151 + 30 | $ 201 + 40 | - | |
Shraadham(sankalpam) | Annual ancestral rites | $ 51 + 10 | $ 101 + 20 | - | |
Paaravana Shraadham | – | $ 101 + 20 | $ 151 + 30 | - | |
Tarpanam (Amaavaasya) | Periodic ancestral rites | $ 21 + 5 | $ 101 + 20 | - | |
Upanayanam | Thread Ceremony | $ 151 + 30 | $ 201 + 40 | - | |
Upanayanam (2days) | Thread Ceremony | $ 251 + 50 | $ 301 + 60 | - | - |
Vaahana Puja | Vehicle (car) puja | $ 21 + 5 | - | - | |
Vidyaarambam | puja to begin child’s education | $ 25 + 10 | - | - | |
Vivaaham | Wedding | $ 201 + 40 | $ 301 + 60 | - | |
Santhini Tirumanam | Simple Wedding in front of Lord Muruga | $ 101 + 20 | - | - | |
Engagement ceremony | $ 101 + 20 | $ 151+ 25 | - | ||
Subramaniya Thirukalyanam | 1st Saturday of each month | $51+10 | - | $30 | |
Rudhara Homam | On Rudhra Ekadasi day – Each year | ||||
Funeral Rites | – | - | $ 201 + 40 | - | |
Funeral: 1 – 9 days (perday) | – | - | $ 101 + 20 | - | |
Funeral: 10 – 13 days (perday) | – | - | $ 125 + 25 | - |
- If devotees need a second priest for a function then subject to priests availability, the total charges will be double the normal charges that apply. For instance if a devotee wants two priests for a Homam in the temple , the total charges are $ 150 + $ 15 + $ 15 = $ 180.
- The temple donation for out-of-town visits ( places outside a one and half hour commute) is $ 300 per day (computed from the time the priest leaves the temple). The dakshina amount is 20% of the total charges. Out-of-town visits are subject to the availability of priests.
- For requests for priest’s overnight stay for devotees within commuting distance add $ 100 to the total charges and $ 20 to the recommended dakshina. Priest’s overnight stay is subject to the availability of priests.