New Vehicle Pooja
On a good day when you buy the vehicle. The custom is to do it again on Ayudha Pooja.
Next: 15 November 2026, Sunday · Aippasi 29
Significance
A simple pooja done at a temple or at home before you drive a new vehicle for the first time.
Things you need
- Garland, flowers
- Turmeric, kumkumam, sandalwood paste
- Coconut, lemons
- Fruit, camphor
How to do it
- Wash the vehicle and park it at the side, in a safe place.
- Put a pottu of kumkumam and sandalwood paste on the front and put a garland on it.
- Pray to your chosen deity, place the fruit and show the aarathi.
- Break a coconut and pray.
- The custom is to place lemons under the wheels and move the vehicle forward slowly.
- For your first trip, you can drive to a nearby temple and back.
Please note
- Do not light camphor near the fuel tank or inside the vehicle. Light it on the ground, a little away from the vehicle.
This is only a general guide. If your family custom is different, follow that. Ask your elders and your priest.