The Navagraha homam is the homam performed for the sun and the eight planets. The nine Gods for whom navagraha homam is performed are the Sun (Suriyan), Mercury (Budhan), Venus (Shani), Mars (Sevvai), Jupiter (Guru), Saturn (Shani), Moon (Chandran), Rahu and Kethu (north and south nodes of the moon). It keeps misfortunes from happening in one's life. This homam is recommended for people with various dhosas and for those who do not have the planetary Gods in favorable positions.
The Navagraha homam begins with performing Ganapathy pooja and chanting mantras to acquire god’s grace. This is determined by a person's birth chart and is done in order to achieve success in career and life. Navagraha Homam protects against misfortunes that may occur in one's life.