how many rounds of prathakshinam for Navagrahas & the method

msm · Aug 20, 2015

Dear all - please clarify this question which is on my mind for so long

How many rounds of prathakshinams do we have to do for Navagrahas? I was doing 9 rounds most of the time whenever I go to a temple with Navagraha sannithi, but someone told we can do 9 only on Saturdays. Is it like that?

Also I saw one lady doing 2 aprathakshinams ( anti-clock) round for Rahu/Kethu after the 7 rounds on a saturday in one temple? i've never seen anyone doing like that so far, do you know any detail about this way of doing it for Rahu/Kethu?

Please clarify this for me,
Thanks in advance

Aeon · Aug 22, 2015

msm said: ↑

Dear all - please clarify this question which is on my mind for so long

How many rounds of prathakshinams do we have to do for Navagrahas? I was doing 9 rounds most of the time whenever I go to a temple with Navagraha sannithi, but someone told we can do 9 only on Saturdays. Is it like that?

Also I saw one lady doing 2 aprathakshinams ( anti-clock) round for Rahu/Kethu after the 7 rounds on a saturday in one temple? i've never seen anyone doing like that so far, do you know any detail about this way of doing it for Rahu/Kethu?

Please clarify this for me,
Thanks in advance
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It is either once or 9 times clock wise only.

I have seen some people who do 7 clockwise and 2 anticlockwise pradakshinam around navagraha sannithi and It is a huge mistake doing anticlockwise. This mistake comes from the astrological point of view in which Rahu and Ketu moves anticlockwise during their transits, while other planets move clockwise. Although Rahu Ketu moves anticlockwise, one should not do that in the temple.