Pooja (Worship)

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Media is sound (in terms Air ) as priest chants the verses.During this method priests chants the 'Mantra' and will guide us how to offer holy water,holy flowers,holy food to God.

Shiva Panchayatan Pooja 

Worshipping by chanting verses of Shiva Panchayatan prayer.

· Laghu Rudra (11 Repetitions of  'Rudra' prayer )

Rudra prayer is the extracts from Veda's it has 8 chapters. These chapters tells about 

how to
-pray loard shiva
-be humble to request your wish  
-request lord to protect our mind from all destructive activities
-be in harmony with nature
-see earth and other planets and their relations with us.

Chanting all the verses from these 8 chapters  11 times completes the prayer

· Maha Rudra (121 Repetitions of 'Rudra' prayer')

Chanting all the verses from these 8 chapters  121 times completes the prayer

Abhishek  

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Chanting  the verses of Sanskrit sholakas ('Suktas') and simultaneously offering either holy leaves , holy water, honey, Milk, curd (yogurt), sugar, cane juice   to God.

Verses are Pronounced loudly by priests they are written in  ('San-Skrit' language pronounced as sun-s-krita ) ancient Indian language. There is a belief that ,this language is use for communication by God.Priest's usually can chant in this language. The vibrations generated from this chanting heals the mind of listeners and will give him/her peace of mind.

There are following Abhishekas can be performed based on the name of  Prayers. These prayar's are written by ancient saints to please God.

1. Shiv Mahimna Abhishek     
2. Rudra Abhishek
3. Maha Mrituyanjay Abhishek

Yad-dnya

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Yad-dnya is the process of offerings by means of fire and Air together.

Verses are Pronounced loudly by priests they are written in  ('San-Skrit' language pronounced as sun-s-krita ) ancient Indian language. There is a belief that ,this language is use for communication by God.Priest's usually can chant in this language. The vibrations generated from this chanting heals the mind of listeners and will give him/her peace of mind.This is one of the most auspicious ceremony of Hindu religion. It lasts from 5-30 days depending on how you perform it. There are certain rules and regulations for priests and hosts (performer) who is participating in this ceremony. 

One of the process  from this ceremony is to generate fire by means of  creating friction  between holy wooden sticks. This is really interesting process as it can take some times 1 hour or sometimes 1 day also. This fire will be used to keep entire ceremony lighten.

· Maha Rudra SwahaKar

· Aaati Rudra SwahaKar
As mentioned in Pooja  section  1331 repetitions will compete this prayer

Pradakshina's (completing a circule round the holy place)

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There are 2 Main Pradakshina's 

Completing one round around the 'Brahmagiri '  Mountain

Completing one round around the 'HariHar' Mountain

There are several thirtha's (Auspicious ponds) on the way to complete this round. There is a belief that pilgrim should worship the thirtha's and take bath at these places.

Yatras (Processions)

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Monday 

Every Monday Procession begins around 4:00. This starts from Shri Trimbakeshwar temple ,stops at Kushawartha Thirtha for holy bath.After this auspicious bath, procession regains through out the city and comes back to the temple. All over the places lord Trimbakeshwar offered by holy flowers and garlands.

Pradosh 

This is the special time according Hindu ephemeris and its more auspicious if it comes on Monday.Loard trimbakeshwar is worshipped by thousands of pilgrims during such day.

Tripurari Pournima (Full Moon) 

This occurs usually in November at full moon. This is celebrated because lord has killed daemon on this day. Procession starts from Shri Trimbakeshwar temple surging through huge mob of pilgrims and citizens. It continues throughout the city and comes back to the temple. The lord adorned with beautiful flowers and millions of candle-lights. This procession starts at night and there is excitement to participate in it.

Maha Shivratri (New Moon in February)

This occurs usually in February or March. This is one of the auspicious festival of lord shiva. Pilgrims comes from all over the world to participate in this festival. Pilgrims strongly believe that Lord comes with his wife at night in the temple. Procession starts at 4:00 pm and at night 12:00 this is one of the greatest procession of lord Trimbakeshwar.

Sinhahastha Kumbh Mela

This occurs once in every 12 years. According to Hindu ephemeris when Jupiter comes in Leo sign at that time this festival starts. As Jupiter stays 13 months in one sign , this festival lasts for one year. This is the summit time for all saints from all over the world, they gets-to-gather to celebrate this occasion. They usually go with their communities and stay at their own community provided accommodation. More than million pilgrims and sages (Sadhu's) visits during this festival. There are auspicious times to bathe at 'Kushawartha thirtha' (lake).For this reason all saints waits for that auspicious time to come once its reach they all starts bathing. It's a strong belief that presence of  Gods and Goddess blesses these pilgrims from re-birth and their all sins will be vanished.

Panch-Thirtha Yatra (visit to Five Auspicious places )

Gangadwar (Mountain),Kushawarth (Auspicious pond) , Bilva (Auspicious pond),Neelganga (Auspicious pond) ,Kankhal (Auspicious pond)

AshtaThirtha Yatra (Visit to eight auspicious places)

Ballal  ,Varanasi,ManiKarnika,Gangalaya,Ram-Laxman,Shali,Indra, Ahilya Sangam . These are all Auspicious ponds.

Other Ceremonies 

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These are the special ceremonies pilgrims performs as Trimbakeshwar is the place of lord shiva and its established near by meetings of two rivers known as sangamma. This is one of the auspicious place in India to perform following  ceremonies.

Tri-Pindi

As per the traditions , after death soul will transform to either different body or will rest in peace. If neither of this happens then the soul is dangling to rest in peace and pilgrims believe that it will trouble it's ancestors to do some thing to rest that soul in peace. This is the ceremony people will do for their ancestor's who died without rest in peace.

Narayan-Nag Bali

This is performed  by the person who (or his ancestors ) knowingly or unknowingly has killed the snake (cobra). If person dies having strong desires in his mind then , he may  re-born as a cobra  and will try to accomplish its desire. If some one kills this snake then it will become a sin of killing actual human being. To wash this sin this ceremony has to be done.

Kala Sarpa Shanti

Every birth of human being is unique by its time, planetary positions and  geographical position. Astrology  describes this by means of  natal chart . If this natal chart is forming certain combinations of planet positions then that person should perform this ceremony. This ceremony will protect the person  from all disasters and he/she will get peace of mind .