Satyanarayan Puja Invitation Card — Wording, WhatsApp Messages & Free Templates
Once the puja date is fixed, the invitations go out. And this is usually when someone opens a blank message on their phone and stares at it for five minutes, unsure whether to write something formal, something warm, something short, or something that actually captures why this puja matters.
This page does the writing for you. Below are invitation messages for every format — WhatsApp, physical card, formal, casual, family group, Hindi, Marathi — plus Instagram captions and a checklist of what to include so nothing gets missed.
15 Satyanarayan Puja Invitation Messages (English)
1. Formal — full family With immense gratitude and joy, we invite you to the Satyanarayan Puja at our home. Date: [Date] | Time: [Time] Venue: [Address] Your presence and blessings will make this occasion truly special. — [Host Names]
2. Semi-formal — neighbours and friends We are performing Satyanarayan Puja at our home and would be honoured to have you join us. Date & Time: [Date, Time] Venue: [Address] Prasad will be served. Please do join us. Warm regards, [Host Names]
3. Warm and personal We’re so happy to share that we’re hosting a Satyanarayan Puja, and we’d love for you to be part of it. Your presence means more to us than any decoration or arrangement. [Date] | [Time] | [Address] With love, [Names]
4. After marriage (post-wedding puja) Having recently started our journey together, we invite you to join us for the Satyanarayan Puja — our first puja as a married couple. Date: [Date] | Time: [Time] | Venue: [Address] Your blessings as we begin this new chapter mean everything to us. — [Couple’s Names]
5. After housewarming (griha pravesh) Our new home is now doubly blessed — first with your company at the Griha Pravesh, and now as we invite you for the Satyanarayan Puja. [Date] | [Time] | [Address] Please join us for the puja and prasad. — [Host Names]
6. Monthly vrat — simple Jai Shri Satyanarayan. We are observing the Satyanarayan Puja this Purnima and warmly invite you to join us. [Date] | [Time] | [Address] Prasad will be distributed after the katha.
7. For a family WhatsApp group 🙏 Satyanarayan Puja at our home this [Day], [Date] at [Time]. Venue: [Address] Would love for everyone to join. Prasad after the katha. Please confirm if coming so we can plan accordingly. — [Names]
8. Formal — printed card style Shri Satyanarayan Bhagwan Ki Jai With His blessings and your presence, we invite you to the Satyanarayan Puja hosted by [Host Names]. Tithi: [Tithi Name] | Date: [Date] | Time: [Time] Venue: [Full Address] Prasad Vitaran: Following the Katha RSVP: [Phone/WhatsApp Number]
9. For office colleagues Hi everyone — we’re hosting a Satyanarayan Puja at home this [Day] and wanted to extend a warm invitation to you and your family. Date: [Date] | Time: [Time] | Venue: [Address] Do join us if you’re free. Prasad will be served.
10. After recovery from illness After a difficult few months, we are deeply grateful to be hosting a Satyanarayan Puja as a family — both in thanks for recovery and in renewed faith. [Date] | [Time] | [Address] Your presence and prayers mean everything. — [Family Name]
11. After birth of a child With overflowing gratitude for the newest blessing in our family, we invite you to the Satyanarayan Puja hosted in [Child’s Name]’s honour. [Date] | [Time] | [Address] With lots of love, [Parent Names]
12. Casual — close friends Hey! We’re doing a Satyanarayan Puja at home — come join us? It’ll be [Day], [Date] at [Time] at [Address]. Katha, aarti, and obviously prasad after. Would love to have you. 🙏
13. With dress code mention We are hosting the Satyanarayan Puja on [Date] at [Time] at [Address] and would be delighted to have you join us. We’d love it if you could come in Indian attire — yellow is especially welcome! Prasad to follow.
14. Annual puja — long-standing tradition For the [Xth] year running, our family gathers for the Satyanarayan Puja. This year we would be especially glad to have you with us. [Date] | [Time] | [Address] With warm regards, [Family Name]
15. Short and dignified — for distant relatives We are pleased to invite you for the Satyanarayan Puja at our residence. Date: [Date] | Time: [Time] | Venue: [Address] Your blessings would make this occasion complete. — [Host Names]
WhatsApp-Ready Short Invitations
These are designed to be sent as-is — short enough to read in a glance, warm enough to feel personal.
1. 🙏 Satyanarayan Puja at our home — [Date] at [Time], [Address]. Please join us for the katha and prasad. — [Names]
2. We’re hosting Satyanarayan Puja this [Day]! [Date] | [Time] | [Address]. Would love your presence and blessings. 🙏
3. Jai Shri Satyanarayan 🙏 Puja at home: [Date], [Time] Venue: [Address] Prasad after katha. Please come!
4. Hi [Name], we’re doing Satyanarayan Puja at home on [Date] at [Time]. Address: [Address]. Would mean a lot to have you there. 🙏
5. 🌼 You’re invited! Satyanarayan Puja | [Date] | [Time] | [Address]. Katha, aarti & prasad. See you there! — [Names]
6. Blessings to all 🙏 We are performing Satyanarayan Puja on [Date] at [Time]. Venue: [Address]. Please join us if you can.
7. Satyanarayan Puja at our home this [Day] 🙏 [Date] | [Time] | [Address] Prasad will be served after the katha. Do come!
8. Hey! Satyanarayan Puja at ours — [Date] at [Time]. [Address]. Come if you’re free — would love to have you. 🙏
Hindi Invitation Wordings
1. Formal श्री सत्यनारायण भगवान की कृपा से आपको सादर निमंत्रण है। हम [होस्ट का नाम] सपरिवार आपको सत्यनारायण पूजा में पधारने का आग्रह करते हैं। दिनांक: [तारीख] | समय: [समय] | स्थान: [पता] पूजा उपरांत प्रसाद वितरण होगा।
Transliteration: Shri Satyanarayan Bhagwan ki kripa se aapko sadar nimantran hai. Hum [Host ka Naam] saparivar aapko Satyanarayan Puja mein padharne ka agrah karte hain. Dhinaank: [Tarikh] | Samay: [Samay] | Sthan: [Pata]. Pooja uparant prasad vitaran hoga.
2. Semi-formal जय श्री सत्यनारायण 🙏 हमारे यहाँ [तारीख] को [समय] बजे सत्यनारायण पूजा का आयोजन है। आप सपरिवार पधारें और आशीर्वाद दें। पता: [पता] | प्रसाद: कथा के बाद — [नाम]
3. Warm and brief प्रिय [नाम], हम आपको हमारी सत्यनारायण पूजा में आमंत्रित करते हैं। आपकी उपस्थिति हमारे लिए अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण है। [तारीख] | [समय] | [पता] 🙏
4. For family group 🙏 सत्यनारायण पूजा — [तारीख], [समय], [पता]। कथा और आरती के बाद प्रसाद। सभी जरूर आएं। — [नाम]
5. After housewarming नए घर में भगवान का आगमन — सत्यनारायण पूजा में आपको सादर आमंत्रित किया जाता है। दिनांक: [तारीख] | समय: [समय] | पता: [पता] — [परिवार का नाम]
Marathi Invitation — Nimantran Patrika
1. Formal nimantran patrika श्री सत्यनारायण भगवानाच्या कृपेने आपणास सादर निमंत्रण आहे. आम्ही [यजमान नाव] कुटुंबासह सत्यनारायण पूजेस आपल्याला आमंत्रित करत आहोत. दिनांक: [तारीख] | वेळ: [वेळ] | स्थळ: [पत्ता] पूजेनंतर प्रसाद वाटप होईल.
2. Semi-formal जय श्री सत्यनारायण 🙏 आमच्या घरी [तारीख] रोजी [वेळे] वाजता सत्यनारायण पूजा आहे. आपण कुटुंबासह यावे आणि आशीर्वाद द्यावेत. पत्ता: [पत्ता]
3. After Griha Pravesh नव्या घरात भगवंताचे स्वागत — गृहप्रवेशानंतर सत्यनारायण पूजेसाठी आपल्याला सादर निमंत्रण आहे. [तारीख] | [वेळ] | [पत्ता] — [कुटुंबाचे नाव]
4. WhatsApp short 🙏 सत्यनारायण पूजा — [तारीख], [वेळ], [पत्ता]. कथा व आरतीनंतर प्रसाद. जरूर या! — [नाव]
Combined Vastu Shanti + Satyanarayan Puja Invitation
Many families perform both rituals on the same day — Vastu Shanti in the morning and Satyanarayan Puja in the afternoon or evening. The invitation should reflect both.
1. English — combined With deep gratitude and joy, we invite you to the Vastu Shanti and Satyanarayan Puja at our new home. Vastu Shanti: [Time] | Satyanarayan Puja: [Time] Date: [Date] | Venue: [New Address] Lunch / Prasad will be served. Your presence and blessings make our new home complete. — [Host Names]
2. Hindi — combined श्री गणेश। नए घर में वास्तु शांति और सत्यनारायण पूजा के शुभ अवसर पर आपको सादर आमंत्रित किया जाता है। वास्तु शांति: [समय] | सत्यनारायण पूजा: [समय] दिनांक: [तारीख] | पता: [नया पता] भोजन प्रसाद का आयोजन है। — [परिवार का नाम]
3. Marathi — combined श्री गणेशाय नमः। नवीन घरी वास्तुशांती आणि सत्यनारायण पूजेसाठी आपणास सादर निमंत्रण आहे. वास्तुशांती: [वेळ] | सत्यनारायण पूजा: [वेळ] दिनांक: [तारीख] | पत्ता: [नवीन पत्ता] महाप्रसादाचे आयोजन आहे. — [कुटुंबाचे नाव]
12 Instagram Caption Ideas
For when the puja is done and you want to share a moment from it — or post a photo before.
Devotional
- Jai Satyanarayan 🙏 Grateful for this day, this family, and this moment of grace.
- Home is where the diya burns and the katha plays. Blessed to have hosted today’s Satyanarayan Puja. 🌸
- Some days the only thing that makes sense is sitting down, folding your hands, and giving thanks. 🙏 #SatyanaryanPuja
Gratitude 4. Years from now we’ll still remember this day. The flowers, the katha, the faces. Grateful. 🧡 5. Prasad made with love, puja done with faith. That’s all it takes. #SatyanaryanPuja #Gratitude 6. Everything good that has happened this year — this puja is our thank you. 🙏
Family celebration 7. When the whole family gets together for something that actually matters. ❤️ #SatyanaryanPuja #FamilyFirst 8. The best kind of Sunday. Flowers, family, faith, and sheera prasad. 🌼 9. New home, first puja. Everything feels right. 🏡🙏 #GrihaPravesh #SatyanaryanPuja
After marriage 10. Our first puja together as a married couple. Starting this chapter the right way. 🙏❤️ #NewBeginnings
Light and warm 11. In a world that never slows down, this morning made us stop and be grateful. 🪔 #Purnima #SatyanaryanPuja 12. The sheera hit different this year. 🙏🌸 #SatyanaryanPrasad #BlessedDay
Suggested hashtags: #SatyanaryanPuja #SatyanaryanKatha #Purnima #HinduRituals #PujaAtHome #GrihaPravesh #Bhakti #VaishnavaFaith #PrasadTime #MyPujaSetu
Free Templates — Download or Design Online
You don’t need to design from scratch. Here are your options:
Canva templates Search “Satyanarayan Puja invitation” on Canva.com — there are dozens of free templates with traditional designs in yellow, orange, and red. Customise with your date, time, venue, and host names in under five minutes. Free to download as PDF or image for WhatsApp sharing.
Desievite Desievite.com has specific Satyanarayan Puja invitation card designs you can personalise online and share directly via WhatsApp or download as JPEG.
Branded MyPujaSetu templates Download our free invitation templates → — 10 designs in English, Hindi, and Marathi, sized for both WhatsApp (square) and print (A5). Available as editable Canva files and ready-to-use PDFs.
What to Include on Your Invitation Card
Whether you’re writing a WhatsApp message or printing formal cards, these are the elements that should be on every Satyanarayan Puja invitation:
- Host name(s) — the family or couple hosting the puja
- Date — the calendar date clearly stated
- Tithi — the Hindu calendar equivalent (e.g. Kartika Purnima) — important for religious context
- Time — both start time and, if known, the expected time for prasad distribution
- Venue — full address including landmark, especially for guests who are less familiar with the area
- RSVP details — phone number or WhatsApp contact so you can plan the prasad quantity
- Prasad mention — a line about prasad being served is both traditional and practical (it tells guests how long to stay)
- Dress code — optional, but include it if you’d like guests in Indian attire or if yellow is the theme
- Combined occasion note — if this is both a Griha Pravesh and a Satyanarayan Puja, or post-wedding, state both clearly
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I write on a Satyanarayan Puja invitation? At minimum: the host’s name, the date and time (with tithi if possible), the venue address, and a mention of prasad. The tone can range from formal to casual depending on your relationship with the recipient. Use the checklist above to make sure nothing is missed.
How early should I send Satyanarayan Puja invitations? For close family — one to two weeks in advance, especially if they need to travel. For friends and neighbours — three to four days is standard. A WhatsApp message two to three days ahead is perfectly normal for casual invitations. For printed cards, allow at least two weeks to design, print, and distribute.
Can I send invitations on WhatsApp instead of physical cards? Yes — the majority of families now send Satyanarayan Puja invitations via WhatsApp, and there is nothing wrong with that. Physical cards are a thoughtful gesture for elderly relatives or for formal occasions. For everyone else, a warm WhatsApp message with the date, time, and venue is entirely sufficient.
Should I mention the dress code? It is optional. If you would like guests in Indian attire — particularly yellow, which is auspicious for this puja — a brief mention is perfectly appropriate: “Indian attire welcome, yellow especially fitting.” If you have no preference, leave the dress code off the invitation entirely.
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