Kalahasteeswara Swamy Temple, Sri Kalahasthi – Rahu
Kethu Parihara Sthalam
Sri
Kalahasti Temple is renowned for performing Rahu Ketu Sarpa Dosha Nivarana
Puja. This is a highly effective pooja conducted in the temple for persons who
are affected by Rahu Ketu doshas, Grahadoshas, and people who are unmarried and
childless, perform this puja to remove such doshas. Rahu Kethu Sarpa Dosha
Nivarana Pooja is conducted daily from 6.00 AM to 8.30 PM in batches. The
Uniqueness of the Idol at Kalahasthi Temple is that Lord
Siva manifested here having all the 27 Nakshatras (stars) and 9 Rashis in
his Kavacham. Kalahasti temple is the only temple which remains open during
Grahanam (Solar and Lunar Eclipse) also. Even Priests also never touches the Shivalingam
here with hands.
Rahu
Ketu Sarpa Dosha Puja is performed to minimize the ill effects of
this Dosha / yoga. Thousands of devotees perform this Pooja in Srikalahasthi
and gets the expected results. The Rahu Ketu Pooja is completed in 30 to 40
minutes, and it is will be fine if performed during Rahu kalam. Unlike other
pooja which consist of Homa, Hawana (fire ceremony), this Rahu Ketu Dosh Nivarana
Pooja is done by chanting mantras for two metal snake strips that represent
Rahu and Kethu. Mantra recitations and Puja is done by Sankalpa of the person’s
Gotra and Janma Nakshatra. No need to
discard your cloths or having a bath after the pooja. You can go with the same
cloths.
Pooja
Items are two metal images of Rahu and Ketu, Laddu-Vada Prasadam, Flowers (from
a different counter), Vermillion (sindoor) and Turmeric (haldi). Good result
can be acquired by performing Kaal Sarpa Dosha Nivarani pooja if performed
twice in a year, once in the Dakshinayana (July 15th to Jan 15th, night time
for the Celestials) and once in Utharayana (Jan 15th to July 15th, day time for
the Celestials). If possible perform “Rudhra Abishekam” after completing the
Kaal Sarpa Dosha Nivarani Pooja.
No
advance booking by telephone or money order is allowed. You can book the
pooja only if you are physically present at the temple. And your pooja ticket
must be used up on that day itself. If you are particular that the pooja
be conducted during Rahu kalam (for maximum effect) be at the temple at least
an hour or two before the start of Rahu kalam and buy your ticket from the
appropriate counter located within the temple walls. On all the days in a
year, the Pooja is performed from 6:00am to 7:00pm except on the day of Maha
Shivaratri. It is believed that the most important days to perform Rahu-Ketu
Pooja are Amavasya day in a calendar month and Sunday Amavasya.
Kaal Sarpa Dosh Puja Rates:
·
For Rs: 300/ This puja is
performed in a hall outside the temple premises.
· For Rs: 750/- pooja is
performed near the main temple premises in an A/C hall which has Siva Sannidhi
inside.
·
For Rs: 1500/-Rahu Kethu
puja is performed inside the temple premises.
·
For Rs: 2500/ VIP Ticket
Rahu Ketu pooja is performed inside the temple premises.
·
For all these Tickets 1 +
1 Adult with One Kid is allowed
Do’s and Dont’s after performing the Kaal Sarpa Dosha
Puja:
Do’s:
·
Take a head bath before
performing the pooja.
· Females should perform the
pooja before or after eight days of Menstruation.
· Consult a good Astrologer
and seek the guidance to perform the pooja according to your Janma Nakshathra.
Don’ts
· Do not visit Friends or
Relatives house on the way back to your home after Rahu Ketu Pooja.
· Pregnant ladies should not
perform the Dosha Nivarana poojas in the temple. Avoid visiting temples where
any type of Dosha Nivarana Pooja is performed.
·
Do not offer Sastanga
Namaskara in any Naga Devatha temple.
·
Do not visit the Temple
with oiled hair.
