Significance

Griha Pravesh (Housewarming) is a ritual performed before occupying a house for the first time. Owning a house has always been considered a huge milestone in many cultures. Vastu Shastra mentions that a house should be treated as a living being, and is capable of impacting the house inmates in many ways. It is also mentioned that an empty house is where negative forces dwell. So, to purify and cultivate positivity in one’s living space, a series of rituals are performed which are collectively known as ‘Grihapravesh’. Time and Space rules a man’s life. After completion of construction and right before occupying the new house, the right date and time (Muhurat) are fixed to perform Griha Pravesh. Even when one moves in a fresh space/house to live, we recommend that the positive energies of the space be revived by performing this ritual.