Home & PropertyPerformed by: 1 PanditDuration: 2–3 hours
Shop Opening Puja
A shubh aarambh for your new shop - Ganesh ji invoked, Lakshmi ji sthapana done, the shop blessed before the first day of business.
Overview
What Is This Puja?
Shop Opening Puja is the Vedic rite performed before a new retail or commercial shop begins operations. The ritual consecrates the shop as a place of dharmic commerce - Ganesh ji is invoked to remove obstacles from the new venture, Lakshmi ji is invoked for prosperity, Saraswati ji is invoked for clarity in dealings, and Vastu Devta is welcomed into the shop space.
The ritual moves through purification, sankalp, invocation of the primary deities, the central pujan of Vastu Devta, and the establishment of the pooja ka sthan within the shop. At SiddhiStar, the puja is performed at your shop itself by a pandit trained in the Narwar Dham parampara. Your gotra and Kul Devata are recorded at booking. The base puja takes approximately two hours, with Hawan offered as an optional 30-minute add-on where the shop's fire safety arrangements permit.
SiddhiStar Note
“In North Indian household tradition, every place where work happens - the shop, the office, the workshop - is treated as a place that needs devata worship before business begins. The shop is not merely a commercial space; it is where the family's livelihood will flow. Shop Opening Puja is the moment of inviting Lakshmi ji into that space, with the same care as inviting her into the home.”
Primary Deities
Ganesha (primary) • Lakshmi • Kubera • Vastu Purusha
Commonly requested for
●Before a new shop, showroom, or retail premises begins operations
●When shifting an existing business to a new shop location
●Re-opening a shop after major renovation or interior changes
●Families who began retail operations without puja and wish to perform it within the first quarter
●Inherited or acquired commercial property with prior occupants
●Re-establishing operations at a shop after long closure of three months or more
Ritual Flow
Understanding the sequence helps you participate meaningfully rather than merely observe.
Opening sequence
1
Pavitrikaran & Achaman
The family's primary member is purified with sacred water and three sips of achaman before the rite.
2
Tilak & Rakshabandhan
Tilak is applied and protective mauli tied on the right wrist of the yajman.
3
Dik Rakshan
Yellow mustard is offered to the four directions of the shop space.
Understanding the sequence helps you participate meaningfully rather than merely observe. The exact order may vary based on the pandit's reading of family gotra and circumstance.
Samagri Required
Every item has a function - this is a functional manifest, not a shopping list.
Roli (100 gm)
Tilak, sankalp, archan
Moli / Kalawa (2 bundles (gulli))
Wrist, kalash, idol tying
Sindoor (50 gm)
Devi puja, suhag, tilak
Abeer (20 gm)
Archan
Gulal - Lal (20 gm)
Archan
Gulal - Peela (20 gm)
Archan
Abhrak (mica) (20 gm)
Kalash, tantra-pratik
Haldi (powder) (50 gm)
Archan, kalash
Kapur (camphor) (20 gm)
Aarti
Dhoop batti (1 packet)
Dhoop deep
Ruii (cotton) (10 gm)
Wick-making
Itra (5 ml (1 shishi))
Deity offering
Peeli sarso (20 gm)
Puja, kalash
Laung (5 gm)
Naivedya, hawan
Elaichi (chhoti) (5 gm)
Naivedya, hawan
Supari (7 pcs)
Sankalp, kalash
Nariyal (whole) (1 pc)
Kalash sthapana
Panchmewa (50 gm)
Naivedya
Shahad (50 gm shishi)
Panchamrit, naivedya
Sarvaushadhi (10 gm)
Kalash
Janeu / Yajnopavita (5 pcs)
Deity, yajman, sankalp
SiddhiStar Samagri Policy
The SiddhiStar Anushthan Samagri required for the puja is included in the puja price. The family may choose to receive the samagri at home before the puja date, or arrange the required items themselves from a local kirana store or home delivery app. Either option is honoured equally. The Anushthan Samagri is provided for convenience and standardisation, and is not a separate charge or a ritual necessity.
Hawan Samagri is separate from the Anushthan Samagri and is available as an optional add-on at an additional charge. If the family opts for a Hawan as part of the puja, the applicable Hawan Samagri will be included and charged separately.
