About this puja
Kumbh Vivah takes the form of a marriage, with a kumbh — or a Vishnu or Ashvattha pratima — standing in the place of the spouse. A mandap is put up and the mangalashtak is recited, as at a wedding.
It is the vidhi kept where a patrika is read as Manglik and the family wishes the first vivah to be performed in this form. Which of the three forms is used is settled once the birth details have been seen.
It is performed at Trimbakeshwar, or at the family’s own house in Nashik where there is room for the mandap.
When families perform it
- Where a jyotishi has read a Manglik yoga in the patrika before a wedding is fixed.
- Some weeks before the wedding day, on a date chosen with the purohit.
On the day
Sankalp and Ganesh pujan, then mandap pratishtha.
Pujan of the kumbh, or of the Vishnu or Ashvattha pratima.
The vivah vidhi with the mangalashtak, then the closing havan and aarti.
Before you come
What to bring and wear
- Birth details of the person sitting for the vidhi
- A new sari or dhoti, as would be worn at a wedding
- Haldi, kumkum and flowers, if the family would rather bring its own
Common questions
Who sits for this vidhi?
The person whose patrika shows the yoga, with the family present. Which form of the vidhi is used is decided once the birth details have been seen.
How long before the wedding is it usually done?
Families generally arrange it some weeks before the wedding day. A suitable date is chosen together.
- Duration
- One day, around 3 hours
- Muhurat
- Dates on WhatsApp
- Dakshina
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Also performed
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