The procedure is complex and best performed by experienced pandits. Key steps typically include:
- Sankalpa: Taking a vow to perform the ritual.
- Purification: Taking a holy bath (often in the Phalgu river).
- Puja: Worship of Lord Ganesh, Kalash Sthapana (establishing a sacred pot), invoking deities like Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Yama, and Savitr.
- Narayan Bali Homa: Fire ritual dedicated to Lord Narayan.
- Invoking the Soul: Using mantras to invoke the specific soul(s).
- Artificial Body: Creating a symbolic body (pind) usually from wheat flour. Rituals are performed allowing the soul to possess this body to fulfill desires
- Funeral Rites: Performing symbolic funeral rites for the artificial body to liberate the soul.
- Pinda Pradan: Offering rice balls.
- Tarpana: Offering water oblations.
- Brahmin Bhojan/Daan: Feeding Brahmins and giving charity (Dakshina).
