- Sit in a clean place facing North or East. Sit on your asan, and place your murtis on a separate asan faced down. Make sure you have glass of water with a spoon and a few pieces of dry fruit in a bowl.
- Perform Achman to purify your inner body by reciting the following mantras:
Note: Your Right hand palm should be in the shape of Gokarna (Cows ear) and the left hand should be touching right hand.- Om Shree Narayanay Namah
- Om Shree Vaasudevay Namah
- Om Shree Vishnave Namah
- Wash your hands after performing achman
- Men apply both the Tilak and the Chandlo. While the forehead is the primary location, the mark should ideally be placed on four parts of the body to sanctify them:
| Location | Mantra to Recite |
| Forehead (tilak) | Om Shree Vasudevaay Namah |
| Chest (tilak) | Om Shree Sankarshanaay Namah |
| Right Arm (tilak) | Om Shree Pradyumnaay Namah |
| Left Arm (tilak) | Om Shree Anirudhaay Namah |
| Forehead (chandlo) | Om Shree Maha Laxminarayanaay Namah |
- Girls should do chandlo between their eyelashes by using a q-tip by chanting Om Shree Maha Laxminarayanay Namah
- Everyone should now proceed with Mansi Puja (mentally walk Shriji Maharaj through His morning routine)
- While chanting the utthapan and avahan mantra, wipe your murtis with cloth and place them faced up on the asan
Utthishth tottishth Govind, Utthishth Garuda dvaja |
Utthishth Kamlaakaanta Trailokyam Managalam Kuru ||
Utthishth tottishtha He Naatha! Swaminarayana Prabho! |
Dharmasuno Daya Sindho Sveshaam Shreyah Param Kuru ||
Aagachha Bhagawan Deva, Swasth aanaat Parameshwara |
Aham Poojaam Karishyaami, Sadaa Tvam Sanmukho Bhava ||
- After chanting these mantras, realize that you have now brought Shriji Maharaj from Akshardham into your puja
- Now do his darshan and offer dry-fruits thaal
- After thaal, perform 5 Swaminarayan Mahamantra malas (sitting down)
- Additional 2 Gurumantra malas should be done if you have received gurumantra from Acharya Maharajshree or Gadiwalashree
- Boys should now perform one tap mala by standing on your left foot and crossing your right foot over your left knee. Girls should now perform one mala standing up.
- Everyone should now perform one mala while doing pradakshina (walking around clockwise)
- Boys should now perform 5 dandvats and girls should now do 5 panchang pranam.
- Everyone should now read 5 Shikshapatri shloks
- Everyone should now ask Shriji Maharaj for forgiveness for any mistakes they have may have done during their puja by reciting the following mantra.
Apraadha Sahasraani, Kriyante Harnisham Mayaa |
Daasoymiti Mam Matvaa, Kshamsva Parmeshwara ||
- Everyone should now chant the visarjan (end of puja) mantra
Svastha naam Gachchha Devesha, Pooja maadaay Maam keem |
Ishatakaam Prashidh yartham Punaraa Gamanaay Cha ||