Navagraha Havan Complete Guide: Rituals, Benefits & Packages

Every person experiences periods in life when nothing seems to move. A career that stalls despite full effort. A marriage that keeps getting delayed. Finances that stay unstable regardless of hard work. Health that refuses to fully recover. In Vedic astrology, these persistent patterns are rarely coincidental, they often trace back to an imbalance among the nine planetary forces governing your life.

The remedy is the Navagraha Havan.

What Is Navagraha Havan?

The word Nava means nine and Graha means planets. The Navagraha Havan is performed to reduce the negative effects of the nine planets and pacify them, attracting their positive energies for a better life.

The nine planets: Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangal (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu, and Ketu, govern every major aspect of human life. Career, health, relationships, wealth, intellect, and longevity are all directly influenced by where these planets sit in your birth chart and how they interact with each other.

The Navagraha Havan aims to placate the nine Grahas and lessen the negative impact of the planets on a person's life. Planets causing beneficial effects are strengthened, and planets causing bad impacts are calmed and neutralised.

Who Should Perform Navagraha Havan?

Anyone facing repeated failures, career obstacles, financial problems, marriage delays, health issues, or planetary doshas should consider performing this ritual.

It is also commonly performed before major life events, a wedding, a new business launch, a housewarming, or a career transition, as a way of beginning that chapter with balanced planetary energies.

The Nine Planets and What They Govern

Each of the nine Grahas rules over specific dimensions of your life:

• Surya (Sun): Health, authority, father, government relations
• Chandra (Moon): Mind, emotions, mother, mental peace
• Mangal (Mars): Courage, property, siblings, energy
• Budha (Mercury): Intelligence, communication, business, skin
• Brihaspati (Jupiter): Wisdom, children, wealth, spiritual growth
• Shukra (Venus): Marriage, love, luxury, artistic pursuits
• Shani (Saturn): Karma, discipline, longevity, delays
• Rahu: Foreign matters, ambition, sudden gains or losses
• Ketu: Spirituality, liberation, past karma, health of lower body

When any of these planets are weak, afflicted, or malefic in your Kundli, the areas they govern begin to show the strain.

Auspicious Time for Navagraha Havan

Auspicious days include Amavasya, Purnima, Shukla Paksha, Navratri, or astrologer-recommended dates based on your Kundli. Your BookMyPooja pandit will identify the most suitable Muhurat for your specific planetary situation.

Step-by-Step Navagraha Havan Ritual

1. Preparation and Purification The puja space is thoroughly cleaned. The Navagraha idols or images are arranged in their correct order: Surya, Chandra, Mangal, Budha, Brihaspati, Shukra, Shani, Rahu, and Ketu. A Navagraha Yantra or copper plate is placed on the altar along with all ritual items.

2. Sankalpam The devotee takes water in the right palm, states their name, gotra, the date (tithi), and the purpose of the Havan, then lets the water flow onto the ground.

3. Ganesh Puja Lord Ganesha is invoked first to remove all obstacles from the ritual and bless the ceremony with a clear, uninterrupted beginning.

4. Kalash Sthapana The Kalash is installed and the Navagrahas are formally called upon before the puja begins. The Kalash holds the collective divine presence throughout the ceremony.

5. Navagraha Puja and Abhishekam Each of the nine planets is invoked individually by chanting their respective mantras. Flowers, rice, turmeric, sandalwood paste, and specific coloured cloth are offered to each planet. The Abhishekam is then performed by pouring Panchamrit over the Navagraha idols, followed by a bath using Ganga Jal to symbolise purification.

6. Navagraha Havan Each type of Samidha (sacred wood) represents a specific planet and is offered during the Havan to appease those celestial bodies. The pandit chants each planet's Beej mantra and offers ghee and samagri into the sacred fire with each repetition. A minimum of 108 ahutis are made to each planetary deity.

7. Purnahuti: The final offering is made into the sacred fire, marking the formal conclusion of the Havan. All divine energies invoked are thanked and blessed upon the devotee.

8. Aarti The puja concludes with an Aarti before each of the nine deities.

9. Prasad Distribution and Dana Prasad is distributed among participants and family members. Donations and dakshina are offered to the priest, and food or grains are given to the needy as an act of charity to complete the karmic cycle.

Samagri You Will Need

• Navagraha Yantra or copper plate
• Navgrah Samidha (nine specific sacred woods, one per planet)
• Havan Kund and havan samagri
• Nine coloured cloths (one for each planet)
• Specific grains for each planet
• Ghee, camphor, sesame seeds
• Fresh flowers, fruits, coconuts
• Kumkum, turmeric, sandalwood paste
• Incense sticks and lamps

BookMyPooja Navagraha Havan Packages

Basic: ₹6,100

This package includes Pandit Ji Dakshina, all Havan items, all Puja items, a Havan Kunda, and Pandit Ji travel charges. It does not include extended mantra chantings, fruits, or flowers.

Performed over 1 day by 1 pandit.

Best for: Those seeking a complete and authentic Navagraha Havan with full Vidhi, with all core ritual elements covered by one experienced pandit.

Standard: ₹13,100

This package includes everything in the Basic package, along with extended mantra chantings, fresh fruits, and flowers as ritual offerings.

Performed over 1 day by 2 pandits.

Best for: Devotees who want a fuller ceremony, deeper chanting across all nine planets, fresh offerings, and two pandits ensuring each planetary invocation receives the attention it deserves.

Premium: ₹18,100

This package includes everything in the Standard package, with a third pandit added for maximum focus and thoroughness across every ritual step.

Performed over 1 day by 3 pandits.

Best for: Those with multiple planetary doshas, larger families participating in the ceremony, or anyone who wants the most complete Navagraha Havan possible, conducted with full depth, correct Vidhi, and devoted attention to each of the nine Grahas.

Why Choose BookMyPooja?

Experienced Pandits: Navagraha Havan requires precise knowledge of nine separate planetary mantras, specific Samidha, and correct ritual sequencing. Our pandits are trained and verified for exactly this.

Vedic Standards and Procedures: Every planet's invocation is performed in the correct order, with the correct mantra, the correct offering, and the correct wood. Nothing is skipped or shortened.

100% Puja Benefits: The effectiveness of a Navagraha Havan depends entirely on the accuracy of its execution. Our ceremonies are performed with complete correctness so you receive the full planetary benefit.

High Quality Samagri: From Navgrah Samidha to the Havan Kund, every item used is authentic and ritual-grade. Standard and Premium packages include fresh fruits and flowers.

Professional Guidance and Support: Our team helps you understand which package suits your Kundli situation and guides you through the entire process.

Guaranteed Punctuality: Muhurat matters deeply in planetary rituals. Our pandits arrive on time, without exception.

One ritual. Nine planetary forces. A lifetime of accumulated imbalance, addressed with devotion, precision, and Vedic authority.

Restore Balance Across All Nine Planets

Book your Navagraha Havan with BookMyPooja today.