How to Do Kali Puja at Home?

My family celebrates Kali puja every year. Kali Mata puja is done in an effort to obtain emancipation and protection. It is like a source of blessing for all the family members. The entire family gathers, enjoys, and celebrates Kali puja. I can share a small glimpse of this Puja Vidhi that we conduct every year.

Before understanding how to pray Kali maa, let me highlight,

When to Perform Goddess Kali Puja?

• Amavasya

• Krishna Paksha Navami

• Krishna Paksha Ashtami

• Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra

• It is doubly auspicious when there is Krishna Paksha Navami tithi and Uttara Phaguni Nakshatra.

How to worship Maa Kali?

• Perform the Puja at midnight (11:50 to 12:50) while facing north.

• The outfit should be in the colours red, orange, or ochre. Tantric practitioners love the colour black.

• Place the idol of Goddess Kali stamping on Shiva (picture, photo, or painting), on a red cloth. 

• Use mustard oil to light the lamp.

• Offer red shoe flowers.

• It is best to mix and offer black and white til (sesame).

• The next item to be served is a whole coconut.

• It is appropriate to cook Bhog in til or sesame oil. 

• The mantra क्रीं कपालिन्यै नमः॥ should be chanted 108 times.

• Sindhoor should be applied to a white pumpkin (safed bhopla), which should then be sliced in half and presented to the Goddess.

• All offerings to the Goddess should be dumped in a pond during the time of visarjan.

These are the basic rituals that we follow in our home during Kali Puja. However, I also heard that one of my sisters asked Panditji about 

How to worship Kali to keep temptation and mind in control?

To this, he informed her to offer milk mixed with black sesame to Kali.

I’d also like to share,

You will need to spend one minute uninterruptedly focusing only on Maa Kali's eyes. Chant "Om Hreem Kalikaye Namah" 108 times.

I believe that Kali Mata puja helps in providing liberation or moksha, defeat of enemies, and early cure of diseases. I hope this helps:)

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We worship Ma Kali every year so yes, I can share how to worship goddess kali at home. There are some basic rules that must be followed but the norms are not restricted to them. You can add more to it and make sure everything is perfect. There are three main Kali pujas done-

• Ratanti Kali Puja

• Phalaharini Kali Puja and 

• Kaushiki Kali Puja

And you can implement these rules on every Kali puja. 

It is better to follow some basic rules while performing Kali puja and they are-

Every god or goddess must be worshipped in a clean and sacred place. Make sure your mandir or puja area is all clean and well-lit.

Place an image or statue of Goddess Kali in your mandir. This is a mandatory step. Without an image or statue, you cannot feel the presence of the deity, so do place it. 

Offerings are an integral part of worship. You can offer flowers, fruits, coconut, incense, candles, or any other items that are considered auspicious. Just make sure they are cleaned with fresh water and that you also touch them after a bath. 

Chanting mantras and sacred phrases is a powerful way to connect with the divine energy of Goddess Kali. The most well-known mantra for Goddess Kali is the Maha Kali Mantra "Om Kreem Kalikaye Namah" (pronounced ohm krim kah-lee-kah-yay nah-mah). You can check it online or get a Kali puja strota book from a shop.

Spend time meditating and praying to Goddess Kali. You can sit quietly in front of her image, close your eyes, and focus on her presence. Offer your prayers, express your gratitude, and ask for her blessings, guidance, and protection.

These are the main norms that are to be followed. If you are wondering can we worship maa kali at home, let me tell you, yes, you can. You can worship any god or goddess at home, so do not worry about it. I hope this was helpful. Your query about how to worship goddess kali at home must be clear by now.

I remember that when I was a kid, my father used to fast for a day and sit for the Kali mata ki puja at night. It is a very rigorous fast and one must not be eating anything. Ma Kali is considered to be a furious deity and thus, humans make sure that each and every norm is being followed as no one wants to fall prey to her anger. Therefore everything is made perfect before starting Kali maa puja. Let me share with you the detailed process of the puja.

• Make the place where the puja is to be held as clean as possible

• The idol or picture of maa Kaali must then be set and for Kali puja offerings, make sure you place bowls of rice, spring water, uncooked rice, salt and hibiscus flower on a plate. Also do keep a packet of incense stick near the idol

• Meditation needs to be done by an individual for a few minutes to invoke the goddess and ask her to shower her blessings among you and all present

• The Mantra is a vital part so make sure the one reciting it is an expert. 

• At last, the gayatri mantra is to be recited and a sacrifice must be made.

I have seen people offering goats as a sacrifice as well but do remember that animal sacrifice should never be encouraged.

We were given ‘bhog’ or ‘prasad’ that chiefly is made with fruits or has daal, rice, vegetables and sweets.

I hope this has answered your question on how

kali mata ki puja is done.

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• Clean your pooja room and create a welcoming ambiance to invite the Maa Kaali to your home. Decorate the pooja room with lamps since the pooja is performed on a new moon day,
• Place the idol or image of Maa Kaali on a pedestal covered with a red cloth.  Decorate the idol or image with garlands and flowers.
• In a pooja thali, arrange small bowls with special dishes, flowers, water, salt, and uncooked rice.
• Sprinkle salt water in the room and draw a triangle with rice and make sure the triangle’s tip is pointing towards Maa Kaali. Invoke the blessings of Maa Kali and begin the puja with Ganesh pooja for the successful completion.
• Place a platter with items such as 7 kinds of cereals, betel leaves, Ganga Jal,  coconut, nuts, red color flowers, turmeric, vermilion,  Ashtagandha, yellow rice, sandalwood, ghee, Shankha, Kapoor, Dhup, etc.
• Chant the names of Kali and sing her praises. Keep vigil throughout the night. This is how to do Maa Kali puja at home.
• Towards the end of the pooja, everyone goes around Maa Kaali’s idol or image and says their prayers.
• Finally, distribute the prasad among the participants. This is how to perform Kali puja at home.