Satyanarayana Vratam

Satyanarayana Vratam is the vow families keep when something has been granted — a new home, a marriage, a recovery, a safe journey — and when something is about to be asked for.

Your purohit performs the pooja with you and reads the five chapters of the katha aloud, the stories that give the vratam its name. It is traditionally kept on a Purnima, though your family may choose any day. Prasadam is offered at the close, and your samagri list will tell you what to prepare.