Maa Baglamukhihawan

1. 1Preparation

   Take a bath. Sanctify the space for puja. Prepare a wooden podium and cover it with a yellow cloth. Put an idol or portrait of Maa Baglamukhi on the altar. Put the hawan kund (fire pit) on sandalwood and mango wood.

2. 2Sankalp (Pledge)

   Sit east or north facing, and make sankalp (vow) to perform the hawan in faith, stating your intention (e.g., safety, success). Sprinkle water on the deity and read the sankalp mantra.

3. 3Ganesh Puja

   Perform Lord Ganesha worship prior to breaking the hurdles. Put sweets, flowers, and chant Ganesha mantras.

4. 4Kalash Sthapana

   Position a kalash (pot) of water, mango leaves, and a coconut near the altar. Invoke the divine energies in the kalash.

5. 5Maa Baglamukhi Invocation

   Chant the Baglamukhi Mool Mantra: 'Om Hreem Baglamukhi Sarvadushtanam Vacham Mukham Padam Stambhaya Jihvam Kilaya Buddhi Vinashaya Hreem Om Swaha'. Offer yellow flowers, turmeric, and sandalwood paste oblations to the goddess.

6. 6Hawan

   Add camphor and ghee in hawan kund and light the fire. Add ghee, sesame seeds, and hawan samagri in the fire chanting Baglamukhi mantra 108 times or as instructed by the priest. Close the hawan with a coconut and the final mantra.

7. 7Aarti and Prasadam

   Recite Maa Baglamukhi aarti with a ghee lamp and bhajans. Offer prasadam (blessed food) to devotees.

• Baglamukhi Kavach Pathan: Baglamukhi Kavach (protection hymn) is chanted 11 times before the hawan for additional protection.
• 108 Mantra Japa: Chanting of the Mool Mantra 108 times every day for 21 days before the hawan for improved results.
• Yellow Fast: Fasting on Wednesday or hawan day and eating only yellow food items (e.g., mango, turmeric rice).
• Tantric Rituals: Grown-up devotees can perform Tantric sadhana in front of a guru using special yantras and mantras.
• Charity: Giving yellow clothes, yellow food items, or turmeric to poor individuals after hawan so that the blessings are double.

• Preferred Dates: Wednesday and Friday, on Ashtami or Navami tithi (8th or 9th lunar day) if possible.
• Nakshatra: Perform the hawan on good nakshatras like Pushya, Hasta, or Anuradha.
• Time: The hawan would be most effective during Brahma Muhurta (4:30–6:00 AM) or evening dusk.

Panchang Consultation: Get the precise muhurat from a Vedic panchang or astrologer based on your location and birth chart. Avoid Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, and undesirable activities like Amavasya.

Chant 108 times or as instructed by the priest during the Hawan.

• Idol or Picture: Photo frame or Maa Baglamukhi idol.
• Hawan Kund: Brass or copper fire pit.
• Wood: Sandalwood and mango wood to be used as fuel.
• Ghee: Pure cow ghee for hawan.
• Hawan Samagri: Combination of herbs, sesame seeds, and barley.
• Flowers: Yellow flowers (marigold or chrysanthemum).
• Cloth: Yellow altar cloth.
• Kalash Items: Copper vessel, coconut, water, and mango leaves.
• Incense and Lamp: Dhoop, agarbatti, and ghee lamp with wicks.
• Sweets: Ladoo or halwa as prasadam.
• Other Items: Turmeric, camphor, matchsticks, betel leaves, and sandalwood paste.
• Mantra Book: Baglamukhi mantra and puja vidhi booklet.