Priest Services at your convenience
Mandir extends Priest services to devotees’ home. To have a priest service at your home, you need to pick up and drop-off priest from the temple. Suggested donations for the service at home and Temple can be obtained from the management. Home service is minimum of 2 hour slot.
Please call the temple and book the service of a priest. Since, we have multi lingual priests in the temple, please specify your needs when you call.
Seva List and Guidance for Priest services
At Mandir
At Mandir :
Seva List | Offerings | What to bring | Booking Required |
| Archana | $10 | Fruits, flowers and Prasadam | No |
| Abhishekam | $71 | Fruits, flowers, Malei (Garland), cooked prasadam, Milk – 1 ltr, Yoghurt- 500 gm, Sugar-200 gm, Honey-200 gm, Ghee- 100 gm, Tender coconut-1, Chandan powder- 10 gm, 2 coconuts, 5 gold coins | Yes |
| Satyanarayana Pooja | $101 | Fruits, flowers, Malei (Garland), cooked prasadam (Sapad), Milk- 1 ltr, Yoghurt- 500 gm, Sugar-200 gm, Honey-200 gm, Ghee- 100 gm, 5 coconuts, 5 gold coins | Yes |
| Vahana Pooja | $51 | Fruits, Flowers, 1 coconut, 4 limes | No |
| Vivaha (Marriage) | $1001 | Please consult priest and Management committee member | Yes |
| Seemantham – Baby shower | $101 | Fruits, flowers, cooked prasadam, 2 coconuts, 5 coins | Yes |
| Jatakarma/ Punyaha | $101 | Fruits, flowers, cooked prasadam, 2 coconuts, 5 coins | Yes |
| Namakaranam | $101 | Fruits, flowers, cooked prasadam, 2 coconuts, 5 coins, 1 kg raw rice, one gold ring to write the name of the rice | Yes |
| Aksharabhysam | $101 | Fruits, flowers, cooked prasadam, 2 coconuts, 5 coins, a new slate or book with pen or pencil. | Yes |
| Kshora/ Mundan | $101 | Fruits, flowers, cooked prasadam, 2 coconuts, 5 coins, a scissor and a mirror. Devotees have to arrange their on barber and mundan will be done outside the ‘Prangana’/premises | Yes |
| Shraddam | Any | Danam items like, Rice, Lentils, Vegetables, 3 ancestors name and vesti. Yajaman has to wear the vesti | Yes |
Please note :
- Devotees are requested to come to Mandir with sanctified mood, after taking shower with traditional dress code.
- It is our tradition (Sampradaya) to give Dakshina to priest and get blessing of God through him. Please note, above offerings do not include the priest Dakshina and devotees are requested to offer separately as per their ‘Shakti’ & ‘Bhakti’.
- Other than ‘Archana’, all other services need prior booking.
- Other than ‘Dakshina’ all the sevas can be paid by cash, EFTPOS, direct debit or by cheque (in the name of Sri Vishnu Shiva Mandir Canberra)
- Mandir Management Committee holds the right to cancel, change or postpone any pre-booked function with prior intimation to devotees.
- For more information please contact Mandir Priest or a member of Managing Committee.
Outside Mandir
Outside Mandir (Prior Booking Required):
Seva List | Offerings to Mandir | What to bring |
| Abhishekam | $71 | Contact Priest (0416 569 718) |
| Satyanarayana Pooja | $71 | ” |
| Griha Pravesh | $71 | ” |
| Vivaha (Marriage) | $251 | ” |
| Seemantham –Baby shower | $71 | ” |
| Jatakarma/ Punyaha | $71 | ” |
| Namakaranam | $71 | ” |
| Aksharabhysam | $71 | ” |
| Kshora/ Mundan | $71 | ” |
| Shraddam | Any | ” |
| Shanti Pooja | $71 | ” |
| Havan/ Homam | $71 | ” |
Please note :
- It is our tradition to give Dakshina to priest and get blessing of God through him. Please note, above offerings do not include the priest Dakshina and devotees are requested to offer separately as per the agreed amount between Yajaman and Priest.
- Please contact our Priest on (02) 6286 6404 or Mobile : 0416 569 718 or email : info@vishnushivamandir.org.au for Pooja Samagri list, as it varies depending on pooja and Paddhati.
Required Pooja Items
General list of items required for all types of Pooja:
Items | Qty | Items | Qty |
| Turmaric Powder | 50 gm | Janev /Yajnopaveetam | 2 |
| Mouli/ Roli | 1 | Tulsi leaves | Some |
| Dried dates | 15 | Gold coins | 5 |
| Kumkum | 50 gm | Mango Leaves | 2 bunches |
| Sandal Powder | 50 gm | Dhoop/ Sambrani | 1 pkt |
| Rangoli | 50 gm | Coconuts | 3 |
| Agarbatti | 1 pkt | Pooja Patrams/Utensils Kalash 1, 2 lamps, Pancha Patra, Mani (bell) Arati plate, 5 Trays, small table to keep Kalash, One red cloth for table, Spoons, Mat, Glass, tissue, etc | |
| Camphor | 1 pkt | Panchamrit : mixture of milk, yoghurt, ghee, sugar & honey | 1 cup |
| Wicks for lamps, (cotton batti) | 4 | Rice (raw) | 2 kg |
| Match box | 1 | Priest Dakshina – pls discuss with priest before hand | |
| Oil for Lamp | 100 ml | Mandir Donations – pls discuss with Priest or a member of MC | |
| Flowers | 2 buckets | Dress code; wear the Indian traditional dress, for Gents: Kurta +Pyjama / Dhoti For Ladies : Saree | |
| Garland (if needed) | 1 | Wood for Havan /mango sticks | 2 pkts |
| Fruits 5 variety x 2 each | 10 | Havan Samagri | 250 gm |
| Banana Leaf | 1 pkt | Ghee | 300 gm |
| Betel Leaf | 10 | Nava Dhanya (Wheat, rice, Teel, Chana, Moong, Tuvar, Udad, Beans, Val) | 1 pkt |
| Arrack nuts (Supari) | 5 | Navagriha Vastra | 1 set |