(After
having taken baath and worshipped the house diety, the devotee
should make all arrangements for the pooja. The photo or idol
of swami Ayyapa has to be placed on a raised platform with 18
steps decorated with flowers. Is the pooja procedure in as below.)
Ganapathy
Pooja
Parathana
With folded hands the devottee has to pray:
"Suklambambaradharam
Vishnum Sadhivaranam Chaturbhujam
Prasannavathanam dhyayet Sarva vignopathantaye"
Now
the sacred bell (Ghanta) has to be sounded to ward off evil
forces:
"Aaagamartham
to devannam Gamanaartham to rakhsaam
Kuru ghantaravam tatra Devatahvana lanchanam"
Pranayam
Om bhooh - Om bhuvah - Om Suvah Om - mahah - Om Janah - Om Tapah
- Om Satyam - Om tatsaviturvarenyam - Bhargodevasya dheemahi
dhiyo yonahprachodayat - Omapojyotirasmritam brahamah bhoor
bhuvah suvarom.