HAVAN: “HAVAN” is a sacrifice of material offerings to the Almighty.
Havan helps to purify the air by destroying injurious bacteria. The hydrcarbons in the 'Samagri'(concotion of chandan, camphor,guggul, cloves, coconut and rice)become oxidised and coverted to form alcohol and formaldehydes which are powerful germicides. Nature, too , is providing us with sufficient purification in the form of the Sun and the heat. Havan is a repersentative imitation of what is going on in the universe.

INGREDIENTS: ALTAR, SAMAGRI, CAMPHOR, GHEE, WOODEN STICKS , 4 GLASSES OF WATER. 
METHOD: TIE THE SACRED THREAD AROUND THE ALTAR AND AROUND THE GLASSES. SIT ON 4 SIDES OF THE ALTAR. THE PERSON PERFORMING THE HAVAN SHOULD BE FACING EAST.

STEP 1: CHANT THE FOLLOWING MANTRA 5 TIMES:

AUM BHOOR BHAVA SWAHA TAS VITUR VARE NIYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHI MAHI DHIYO YO NAM PARCHO DYAAT SWAAHAA

STEP 2: CHANT THE FOLLOWING MANTRAS: 

a): AUM VISHVANI DEVA SAVITUR DURTANI PRASUV YAD BHADHRAM TANN AASUV :

b): AUM HIRNAYEGARBHA SAMVARTA TAAGRE BHOOTASYA JAATA PATIREK AASEET SADA DHAAR PRITHVEE DHYAMUTEMA KASMAI DEVAYA VIDHEMA 

c): AUM YA AATMADA BALDA YASYA VISHVA UPAASTE PRASHEESHAM YASYA DEVA YASYA CHAYA AMRITAM YASYA MRITYUA KASMAI DEVAYA HAVISHA VIDHEM
d): AUM YA PRANATO NIMISHTO MAHITVAIK IDRAAJA JAGTO BHABHOOV YA IRSHE ASYA DWIPAD SHACHTUSHPADA KASMAI DEVA HAVISHA VIDHEM 

d): AUM YEN DHORUGRA PRITHVEE CHA DHRIDHA YEN SWAHAH SATBHITUM YEN NAKA YO ANTAR RIKSHE RAJSO VIMAANA KASMAI DEVAYA HAVISHA VIDHEM

 e): AUM PRANTO NIMISHTO MAHITVAIK IDRAJA JAGTO BHABHOOV YA IRSHE ASYA DWIPAD SHACH TUSHPADA KASMAI DEVA HAVISHA VIDHEM 

f): AUM PRAJAPATE NA TWADETA NAYANYO VISHWA JATANAI PAREETA BHABHOOV YAKTA KAMASTE JUHU MAMTANNO ASTU VYAM SYAYAAM PATYO RAYEE NAAM 

g): AUM SA NO BADHUR JANITA SA VIDHATA DHAAMANI VED BHUVNANI VISHWA YATRA DEVA AMRIT MAAN SHAANA STRITIYE DHAMANN DHYAR YANTA

f):AUM AGNE NAYA SUPATHA RAAYE ASMAAN VISHVANI DEV VAYUNAANI VIDWAAN YUYO DHYAASM JAJUHURAAN MENO BHOOYISHTAAM TE NAMUKTIM VIDHEM

STEP 3: “ACHMAN MANTRAS”:
TAKE WATER IN THE RIGHT PALM AND SIP IT EACH TIME AFTER CHANTING ‘ACHMAN’ MANTRA

1.	AUM AMRITO PASTARNMASI SWAHA
2.	AUM AMRITA PIDHAN MASI SWAHA
3.	AUM SATYAM YASHA SHREE MARIYA SHREE SHRAYANTA SWAHA

STEP 4: “ANGA SPARSHA”(TOUCHING BODY PARTS)
TAKE A LITTLE WATER IN THE LEFT PALM, DIP IN THE WATER THE MIDDLE AND THE RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND TOGETHER AND TOUCH THE PARTS OF THE BODY AS INDICATED BELOW:

1.	AUM VAANGAMME AASYE ASTU( TOUCH LIPS)
2.	AUM NASRME PRANO ASTU(TOUCH BOTH NOSTRILS)
3.	AUM AKSHONORME CHAKSU-R-ASTU(TOUCH BOTH EYES)
4.	AUM KARNYOM SHROTER MASTU(TOUCH BOTH EARS)
5.	AUM BAHAVROME BAL MASTU(TOUCH BOTH SHOULDERS)
6.	AUM OORVO MER OJO ASTU(TOUCH BOTH KNEES)
7.	AUM ARISHTAANI ME AGAANI TANOOS TANVA ME SAH SANTOO( SPRINKLE WATER ON ALL PARTS OF THE BODY)

STEP 5: “AGNYADHAAN”( IGNITING FIRE)
IGNITE FIRE BY RECITING FOLLOWING MANTRAS:

1.AUM BHOOR BHUVA SWAHA, AUM BHOOR BHUVA SWAHA DHYOGIV BHOOMNA PRITHVI VA VARIMNA TASASTE PRITHVI DEVYAJNI PRISHTHE AGNI MANNA DAMANNA DHAYA DATHE

2. AUM UD BUDHYA SWAGNE PRATI JAGRIHI TWAMISHTHA POORTE SANSARIJE THAAMAYAM CHA ASMIN SADHASTHE ADHYOU TARASMIN VISHVE DEVA YAJAMAAN SHACHA SEEDAT 

STEP 6: “SAMIDHADHAN”( OFFERING TO FIRE)
TAKE THREE PIECES OF BELWOOD, EACH AS LONG AS THE BREADTH OF 8 FINGERS AND PLACE THEM ONE BY ONE AFTER DIPPING IN ‘GHEE’(CLARIFIED BUTTER) AND CHANTING THE FOLLOWING MANTRAS:

a): AUM AYANTA IDAMA AATMA JAATVE DASTE NE DHAYASYA VARDHASAV CHAINDRA VARDHYA CHAASMAAN PRAJYA PASHOOMIM BRAHMA VARCHA SE NAANA DRAIYAN SAMAIDHE SWAHA,  IDAMAGNAYE JATAVED SE IDA-N-MUM 
(  PLACE THE FIRST WOODEN STCK IN THE ALTAR)

b): AUM SAMIDHAGIN DUVAYSTA GHRITAYIR BHORDHYA TA TITHUM ASMIN HAVYA JUHOTANA , IDAMAGNAYE JATAVED SE IDA-N-MUM
( PLACE THE SECOND WOODEN STICK IN THE ALTAR)

c): AUM SUSMIDHYA SHOCHISHE BHRITAMYEEVRUM JUHOTANA AGNAIYE JATVEDSE SWAHA , IDAMAGNAYE JATAVED SE IDA-N-MUM
( PLACE THE THIRD WOODEN STICK UB THE ALTAR)

d): AUM TANTWA SAMIDH BHIRANGIRO GHRITEN VARDHYA MASI BHRAH CHASHO CHAYA VEESHTHAYA SWAHA, IDAM MAGNAIYE ANGIRASE IDAN-N-MUM
( PLACE FEW MORE SWOODEN STICKS IN THE ALTAE)

STEP 7: “GHEE ARPAN”(OFFERING OF GHEE)
RECITE THE FOLLOWING MANTRAS 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME OFFER A SPOONFUL OF GHEE:

AUM AYANTA IDAMA AATMA JAATVE DASTE NEDHYASYA VARDHASAV CHAIDH VARDHYA CHAASMAN PRAJYA PASHUBHIR BHRAHAMA VARCHASV NANA DHYEN SMEDHYA SWAHA, IDAMAGNAYE JATAVED SE IDA-N-MUM

STEP 8: “JAL PASECHAN”( OFFERING OF WATER)
SPRINKLE WATER ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF ALTAR AFTER CHANTING THE FOLLOWING MANTRAS:

1.AUM ADITE ANUMAN YASVA( EAST)
2. AUM ANUMATE ANUMAN YASVA( WEST)
3. AUM SARAS WATAYA NUMAN YASVA( NORTH)
4. AUM DEVA SAVITA PRAASUV YAJAYAM PRASUV YAJAYA PATIM BHAGHAYE, DUVYO GANDHARAVA KETPU KETANAM PUNAATU VACHASPATIM VARCHAM NA SAVDATU YUJ 
( ALL DIRCTIONS)

STEP 9: “GHEE ARPAN”(OFFERING OF GHEE)
RECITE THE FOLLOWING MANTRAS  AND EACH TIME OFFER A SPOONFUL OF GHEE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION:

1. AUM AGANAI SWAHA, IDMAGNAYE IDAM-N-MUM (NORTH)
2. AUM SOMAYE SWAHA, IDAM SOMAYE IDAM-N-MUM (SOUTH)
3. AUM PRAJAPATAYE SWAHA, IDAM PRAJAPATAYE IDAM-N-MUM (CENTER)
4. AUM INDRAYE SWAHA, IDAM INDRAYE IDAM-N-MUM

STEP 10: CHANT THE FOLLOWING MANTRAS WITH THE OFFERING OF GHEE:

AUM BHOORNNAY SWAHA, IDMAGNAYE IDAN-N-MUM
AUM BHOOV VAARYAVE SWAHA, IDAM VAYAVE IDAN-N- MUM
AUM SAWRA DITYAYE SWAHA, IDAMA DITYAE IDAN-N-MUM
AUM BHOOR BHAVA SWAR AGNI VAYVA DITYE BHAYA SWAHA,  IDAN AGNI VAYAA DITYE BHAYA IDAN-N-MUM

STEP 11: RECITE THE FOLLOWING MATRAS ACCORDING TO THE TIME OF THE DAY:

MORNINGS

AUM SOORYO JYOTIJYORTIA SOORYA SWAHA
AUM SOORYO VARCHO JYOTI VARCHARA SWAHA
AUM JYOTIA SOORYA SOORYO JYOTIA SWAHA
AUM SABJOORDEVAIN SAVITRA SOOJRU PASENDAR VATYA JOOPANA SOORYO VETU SWAHA

EVENINGS

AUM AGNI JYOR TAJYOR TIRAGNI SWAHA
AUM AGNI VARCHO JYOTI VARCHARA SWAHA
AUM AGNI JYORTI JYOR TIRAGNI SWAHA
AUM SAJUR DEVEN SAVITRA SAJU ROOSHENDRA VATYA JUSHANO AAGNE
VETU SWAHA

STEP 12: SINGING “GAYTARI” MANTRA 3 TIMES:

AUM BHOOR BHAVA SWAHA TAS VITUR VARE NIYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHI MAHI DHIYO YO NAM PARCHO DYAAT SWAAHAA

STEP 13: STANDING UP AND RECITING “POORNHUTI” MANTRA 3 TIMES:

AUM SARVAM VAIPURNAM SWAHA