Rock salt ritual became very popular all over the world, and it really useful in fighting black magic. In every corner of every room, one can put a bowl of rock salt and leaves it for seven days, then the salt is thrown away out side the house. Water could also be used for mopping once a week with a pinch or handful of rock salt, which is delicious and works good for this purpose. The next step in this sort of cleansing is usually taking a bath with hot water and rock salt every two weeks.
Smudging with camphor or sambrani is also an alternative method of cleansing that is commonly administered. Camphor leaves (dried whole) are placed on a plate and lit after which the smoke baked containers are passed through every room in a clockwise direction ensuring that the smoke seeps into every corner, entrance, and under the furniture. Sambrani, a species of benzoin resin, may also be lit to create a dense purifying smoke that wafts the entire building. This can be done every day for either 9 or 27 days, without any a break.
The charm of nimbu-mirchi is to take one fresh lemon seven chili with black thread and hang it outside the main door. It is hung for a total of seven days on every Saturday, or seven days from the hanging date, many a times on a Saturday, and is to be placed in refuse. The chili tied in front is though while it hangs in the entrance of ones house will protect the house and its occupants by absorbing all kinds of negativity.
In regard to Mantras, the practice is different. Reciting of a dedicated protective mantra, for instance, the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, 108 times a day at a fixed time is carefully done up to 21, 40 or 48 days, generally in the morning facing East and at times also in the evening facing North. During such days, a rudraksha mala is used to help with the right count and depth of the beads.
The ritual of applying a mixture of black mustard seeds and red pepper to an individual is commonly done on a day called Tuesday or on Saturday. An instance of black mustard seeds and three to five red peppers are held firmly at which time seven rotations of the wrist to the same person’s head are done. Thereafter, they are discarded and burnt in fire or hot embers.
Another widespread method pertained to cleansing of the individual using coconuts where the human being’s outer sheath was surrounded by a whole coconut that passed two or three times around the troubled person to eliminate the negativities. Then, it is cut with the help of one strike at the house or at a place outside the temple. The cut pieces are avoided from being kept inside the house.
As for alum cleansing, this is a practice in which a piece of alum is rotated around person’s body seven times and then burned. All the residue is thrown outside of the house. Alum cleansing mostly takes place in the evening.
Keeping a lamp including a ghee lamp in the worship area can be a daily practice. Lightening the lamp daily at sunrise and sunset in a clean worship place and holding for 21 or 48 days stable, with the same intensity also helps. Visiting a temple at regular places for a particular time every week and offering prayers for 3 or 5 or 9 weeks every time known as streaking the name and birthstar of the person the prayer is for.