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Coventry Shri Sidhi VinayagarDevasthanam

Worship

பூஜைகள்

Poojas & services

Everything the temple performs, whether at a shrine here or at your own home. Arrangements are made through the temple office.

Daily archanaiMonthly abishekamHomamsPriest booking

Archanai

A pooja in your own name

An archanai is performed by the priest after reciting your gothram, birth star and name. It is available daily during opening hours, after the nithya poojas, at every shrine in the temple.

Request an archanai

If you choose Navagraham

Name the planet the archanai is for.

  • Sunசூரியன்
  • Moonசந்திரன்
  • Marsசெவ்வாய்
  • Mercuryபுதன்
  • Jupiterகுரு
  • Venusசுக்ரன்
  • Saturnசனி
  • Rahuராகு
  • Kethuகேது

Abishekam & Upayam

The monthly observances

Abishekam is held for each deity on its own day in the month. Upayam — sponsoring that abishekam — can be taken on for a single occasion or on a recurring basis.

DeityWhenTime
Shri Sidhi VinayagarChaturthi (monthly)10:30
Shri Sidhi VinayagarSankada Hara Chaturthi (monthly)10:30
Shri Venkatesa BalajiEkadashi (monthly)08:30
Shri Balakathirgama MuruganKarthigai (monthly)10:30
Shri KailasanatharPrathosam (monthly)17:30
Shri BairavarTheipirai Ashtami (monthly)17:30

Dates follow the Tamil calendar — confirm the exact day with the temple office.

Homams

Fire rituals, and what each is for

  • Ganapathy Homam

    To remove obstacles and for the welfare of the family and loved ones

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  • Skanda Homam

    To overcome enemies and ensure victory in all your endeavours

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  • Sudharshana Homam

    For healing illness, preventing accidents, and destroying enemies

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  • Navagraha Homam

    For longevity, health, and graha dosha shanti

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  • Ayush Homam

    For leading a long, healthy and robust life

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  • Durga Homam

    To destroy all the evil forces

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Ceremonies

Ceremonies you can ask the temple to perform

Annapraasanam
A religious ritual to introduce the first solid food to a baby
Vidyarambam
A ritual for a child to begin the journey of knowledge without obstacles
Tharpanam
Thithi, Atma Shanti, Moksha Archana, Hiranya Srartham
Annathaanam
Donating food to those in need; food gives life, and annathaanam is also considered prasaatham
Vehicle Pooja
A Hindu ceremony blessing an automobile, to keep it from bad influences
Archana
An abbreviated astothra namavali pooja performed by the priest after reciting the gothram, birth star and name of a devotee or family

At your home

Book a priest

The temple offers external priest services for rituals and homams performed at home — Graha Pravesham, Sathya Narayana Pooja, weddings and more.

Request a priest+44 24 7663 2211

Poojas performed at home

WeddingSathyanarayana PoojaGrahapraveshamGanapathy HomamSkanda HomamSudharshana HomamAyush HomamNavagraha Homam