Worship of Indra Dev is performed for rain, prosperity, strength, and overall well-being. Devotion and a pure mind in the worship of Indra bring progress, wealth, and blessings of nature into life.
Preparation
Take a bath in the morning and wear clean clothes
Clean and purify the worship space thoroughly
Place the image or symbol of Indra Dev on a clean seat
Sit facing the east direction
Required Materials
Image or symbol of Indra Dev
White or yellow flowers
Sandalwood paste
Kumkum
Rice grains (Akshat)
Incense sticks
Ghee lamp
Fruits
Sweets
Water vessel
Coconut (optional)
Sankalp (Resolution)
Take a calm vow to perform the worship
Pray for prosperity, rain, happiness, and progress
Meditation
Close your eyes and meditate on Indra Dev
Remember his divine and radiant form
Focus your mind calmly for a few minutes
Invocation
Invite Indra Dev to accept the worship
Chant 'Om Indraya Namah' 11 or 21 times
Seat & Water Offering
Offer flowers as a seat
Offer water as a gesture of welcome and purification
Bathing Ritual
Offer clean water over the image or symbol
Optionally purify with Ganga water
Decoration
Apply sandalwood and kumkum
Offer flowers and rice grains
Food Offering (Naivedya)
Offer fruits and sweets
Pray for acceptance of the offering
Incense & Lamp
Light incense sticks
Light a ghee lamp
Mantra Chanting
Chant 'Om Indraya Namah'
Optionally recite Indra stuti or Vedic hymns
Aarti
Sing the aarti of Indra Dev
Circulate the lamp in a circular motion with devotion
Circumambulation
Walk around the altar 1 or 3 times
Salutation
Bow down to Indra Dev
Pray for happiness, prosperity, and blessings of nature
Prasad Distribution
Distribute fruits and sweets as prasad
Important Instructions
Indra Dev is considered the king of gods and the deity of rain. His worship is especially performed for agriculture, rainfall, and prosperity. Purity, devotion, and Vedic chanting are highly important in this worship.