Ayushya Homa
What is Ayushya Homa?
Deity: Ayur Devata — the deity of life span, with Mrityunjaya and the Navagrahas
In Hindu tradition your birthday falls on your janma nakshatra — the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at birth — in the solar month of your birth. This date moves each year on the Gregorian calendar, which is why families consult the panchang.
Ayushya Homa invokes Ayur Devata, the deity of life span, with the Ayushya Suktam. Many families combine it with Mrityunjaya and Navagraha offerings for a complete birthday blessing. For a child's first birthday (abdapurti) it is one of the most important rituals of early life.
KEY MANTRA
ॐ आयुर्देवतायै नमः॥
Oṃ āyur-devatāyai namaḥ.
Salutations to Ayur Devata, the deity of life.
Benefits of Ayushya Homa
Prayers for long life, health and protection
A blessed start to the new year of life
Traditionally performed for children's first birthdays and for elders' milestones
Who should perform Ayushya Homa?
Children on their first birthday (and every birthday)
Adults marking their Hindu birthday each year
Elders on 60th, 70th and 80th birthdays (often within larger shanti rituals)
When to perform it
On the janma nakshatra in your birth month, as per a panchang for your location.
Ayushya Homa procedure, step by step
Ganapati puja and Sankalpa for the birthday person.
Kalasha sthapana and invocation of Ayur Devata.
Ayushya Suktam recitation with ahutis.
Mrityunjaya and Navagraha ahutis (as per family custom).
Purnahuti, blessings by elders and the family meal.
Samagri, duration and priests
Special samagri: Ghee, durva grass, sesame, new clothes for the birthday person, sweets, havan samagri and samidha.
Duration & priests: 1.5–2.5 hours · 1–2 priests
Ayushya Homa cost
Published US temple fee sheets (checked Oct 2026) list a standard single-priest homa at roughly $90–$250 at the temple and $150–$350 at your home, plus priest travel.
AgniBliss price (performed in India, live-streamed, with prasadam): $____ · priests: __ · japa count: ____ — what changes the price: number of priests, japa count, duration and special samagri.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. When should Ayushya Homa be done?
On your janma nakshatra in your birth month — your Hindu birthday — calculated for your local time zone.
Q. Is Ayushya Homa done on a child's first birthday?
Yes. It is one of the most important first-birthday rituals in South Indian and many other traditions.
Q. How do I find my birth nakshatra?
From your horoscope, or from your date, time and place of birth using a panchang or an astrologer.
Q. Can grandparents in India sponsor it for a grandchild abroad?
Yes - or the parents abroad can book it with the child's details and the whole family joins live.
