Ujjain Mangalnath Mangal Bhat Puja

About this puja

Mangal Bhat Puja at Mangalnath Mandir, Ujjain, with Ganpati Pujan and a rice offering to the Shiv Linga.

Tradition regards Mangalnath Mandir in Ujjain as the birthplace of the planet Mars (Mangal). Astrology calls a person Manglik when Mars falls in the first, fourth, seventh, eighth or twelfth house of the birth chart. Such a person is said to meet shortages and other troubles, and tradition holds that a Manglik marries another Manglik. Mangal Bhat Puja is performed here to ease the effects of Mangal Dosha and to pray for a marriage at the right time and a settled life. The puja is done by pandits using Vedic rites. It includes Ganpati Pujan and an offering of rice (चावल) to the Shiv Linga. One Brahmin is needed. Black and green clothes should not be worn during the puja. As this ritual is held at Mangalnath, devotees believe it brings peace and happiness. Many say it eases delays in marriage and career, money worries and relationship issues. Every year thousands visit the temple for it.

Why devotees perform it

Devotees believe it helps ease doshas affecting marriage Said to support career and business growth

Samagri

• Hawan samagri (हवन सामग्री)
• Radish (मूली)
• Panchmewa, five dry fruits (पंचमेवा)
• Betel leaves (पान के पत्ते)
• Betel nut (सुपारी)
• Sweets (मिठाई)
• Fruits (फल)
• Clothes (वस्त्र)
• Curd (दही)
• Milk (दूध)
• Honey (शहद)
• Ghee (घी)
• Lamp (दीपक)
• Incense (धूप)
• Camphor (कपूर)
• Turmeric (हल्दी)
• Akshat (अक्षत)
• Roli (रोली)
• Garland (हार)
• Flowers (फूल)
• Rice (चावल)
• Mango leaves (आम के पत्ते)
• Coconut (नारियल)
• Kalash (कलश)

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