Mahā Māgha Yajña – Procedure
Guidance and Coordination: Swāmi Abhinava Bālānanda Bhairava
Beginning of Pitr̥yāna (Rites for Ancestors)
January 16, Friday
Thrayodashi Tithi, Pradosham, Moolam Nakshatra
Veerasadhana Kriya (in five kala stages)
Acharya – Ayinippulli Vaishakh
January 17, Saturday
Chaturdashi Tithi, Moolam – Puradam Nakshatra
Vaidika Shraddham
Acharya – Cherumukku Vaidikan Vallabhan Akkithirippad
January 18, Sunday
Mauni Amavasya (Makara Vavu), Puradam Nakshatra
Shmasana Shraddham
Acharya – Korappath Ramesh, Aivar Matham
Evening from 6 PM
Kaalachakra – Bali
Acharya – Kunjirama Panikkar
January 22, Thursday
Chaturthi Tithi (Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesh Jayanti), Chathayam Nakshatra
Morning –
Surya Ganapathi Sadhana
Acharya – Lakshmanan Thillankeri
From sunrise
Sukrutha Homam
Acharya – Jayan Ilyat
From 11 AM
Gayathri Akshara Devata Pooja and Yajna
Acharya – Arun Prabhakar
From 5:30 PM
Eeshwara Pooja
Acharya – Ashokan Kani
January 23, Friday
Panchami Tithi, Vasantha Panchami / Sree Panchami, Pooruruttathi Nakshatra
From sunrise
Chaturambika Pooja
(Balaambika, Hemambika, Jnanambika, Mookambika)
Night – Yakshi Pooja
Acharya – Balakrishna Pai
January 24, Saturday
Shashti Tithi, Shashti Vratham, Uttrattathi Nakshatra
From sunrise
Subrahmanya Pooja (Trikala – Balasubrahmanya, Dandayudhapani, Subrahmanya)
Acharya – Umesh
January 25, Sunday
Saptami Tithi (Ratha Saptami), Revathi Nakshatra
From sunrise
Pratyangira Pooja (Trikala – Vageeshwari Pratyangira, Narasimhi, Atharvana Bhadra Kali)
Acharya – Satish Babu
January 26, Monday
Ashtami Tithi (Bheeshmashtami), Ashwathi Nakshatra
From 8 AM
Veda Parayanam – Vishnu Suktham, Purusha Suktham, Durga Suktham, etc.
Acharya – Ammamar
From 8 AM
Dwadashanama Pooja
Acharya – Tharananalloor Aniprakash
Night –
Chathan Pooja
Acharya – Kattumadam Praveen
January 27, Tuesday
Navami Tithi (Gupta Navaratri, Mahaananda Navami, Madhwa Navami), Bharani Nakshatra
Bhadra Pooja (Kali Vidhanam – Trikala)
Acharya – Manoj Mechery
January 28, Wednesday
Dashami Tithi, Karthika Nakshatra
Navagraha Pooja (with special Surya Upasana)
Then –
Hanuman Pooja
Acharya – Aashan Vinod Gurukkal
Then –
Kalari Aksharakaal Practice
Acharya – Vinod Vaidyar
Evening –
Kalari Practice
Acharya – Aashan Vipin Gurukkal
January 29, Thursday
Ekadashi Tithi, Jaya Ekadashi, Rohini Nakshatra
From sunrise
Muthan & Muthiykku Pooja (Krishi, Satsanthaanam)
Acharya – Paraykal Pradeep Paniy
January 30, Friday
Dwadashi Tithi (Vishwakarma Day), Pradosha Vratham, Thiruvathira Nakshatra
Morning –
Vishwakarma Pooja
Acharya – Muthukrishnan Achari
Evening –
Devi Pooja and Dance
Acharya – Vellaga Amma, Kattunaykkar
January 31, Saturday
Thrayodashi – Chaturdashi, Pradosha Vratham, Punartham Nakshatra
Morning –
Dakshinamurthy Pooja
Acharya – Vishnu Anand
After 6 PM
Bhairava Pooja
Acharya – [Name not provided]
February 1, Sunday
February 1, Sunday
Pournami, Thaippuuyam, Magha Pournami, Puyam Nakshatra
From 6 PM –
Ganapathi Homam
Acharya – Suryakaladi Parameshwaran Namboothiri
From 11:30 AM –
Devi Bhagavata and Lalitha Sahasranama Yajna
Acharya – Prof. Harish
From 12:30 PM –
Andiyoot
Evening –
Kavadiaattam
Acharya – Sandeep Achari
From 4 PM –
Sreechakra Pooja
Acharya – Mullappally Krishnan Namboothiri
February 2, Monday
Prathama Tithi, Ayilyam Nakshatra
Poojas for Brahma, Mahalakshmi, Shiva, Thirumandhamkunnilamma
Evening – Sarpa Bali
February 3, Tuesday
Makham Nakshatra, Dvitiya Tithi
Morning –
Parashurama Pooja
Acharya – Karumathra Vijayan Tantri
Then –
Yogeeshwara Pooja
Acharya – Kaippuzha Narayanan Namboothiri