In all Shiva temples, regular pooja rituals begin with Sun and ends with Bhairavar.

Bhairavar likes ghee bath (abhishekam), red flowers, ghee lamp, unbroken coconut, honey, boiled food, fibrous fruits etc. If a Bhairavar idol is facing west it is good; facing south is moderate; facing east is not good. The right time to pray to Bhairava is midnight. During midnight it is said that Bhairava and his consort Bhairavi (Lalitha Sahasranamam 276) are together and will give darshan to their devotees. The most appropriate time is Friday midnight. There are eight types of flowers and leaves used in archana to Bhairavar. 1) Asitanga Bhairava: golden complexion, with well-formed limbs, and carries the trishula, damaru, pasha and khadga (sword). Vahana: Swan. OM HREEM HRAAM HREEM HRUM JAM KLAAM KLEEM KLUM BRAHMI DEVI SAMETHAYA ASITHAANGA BHAIRAVAYA SARVA SHAAPA NIVARTHITHAYA OM HREEM PHAT SWAAHA 2) Ruru Bhairava: pure white, adorned with ornaments set with rubies, and should carry an akshamala , the ankusha, a pustaka (book) and a veena. Vahana: Bull OM HREEM SHREEM KLEEM SHREEM SHREEM KLEEM SHREEM SARVARAJA VASHEEKARAYA SARVA JANA MOHANAYA SARVA VASHYAM SHEEGHRAM SHEEGHRAM SHREEM KLEEM SHREEM SWAAHA his is the Bhairav mantra to exorcise evil spirits, energies and bad influences. The procedure for use of this mantra isWater should be taken in a small copper vessel and this water should be Abhimintrit [bound] by reciting this mantra 101 times, then that water should be given to the processed person to drink. Doing this it is said exorcises evil spirits.

Bhairav Mantra to exorcise evil spirits Om namo bhagvate ruru bhairavaya l Bhoot prt shay kuru kuru hun fatt swaha ll 3) Chanda Bhairava: blue color and good-looking, carry in their hands agni, shakti (spear), gada and kunda. Vahana: Peacock. 4) Krodha Bhairava: smoke color and should carry khetaka, a long khadga, and parashu. Vahana: Garuda. OM SHREEM HREEM SHREEM HREEM KLEEM SARVA VIGHNA NIVARANAYA MAHA KRODHA BHAIRAVAYA NAMAHA 5) Unmatta Bhairava: white color, good-looking and carry in their hands the kunda, the khetaka, the parigha (iron bludgeon, or club studded with iron) and bhindipala (javelin). Vahana: Horse. OM HREEM VAARAAHI SAMETHAYA MAHA UNMATTHA BHAIRAVAYA HREEM OM SWAAHA 6) Kapala Bhairava: yellow color, carry the same weapons as in the previous group. Vahana: Elephant. OM HREEM KREEM HREEM KLEEM SREEM KLEEM SREEM KAPAALA BAHIRAVAYA NAMAHA 7) Bhishana Bhairava: carry the same weapons as in the above group, and are of red color. Vahana: Pretha. OM HREEM, MAHA BHEESANA BHAIRAVAYA

SARVA SAABA NIVARANAYA MAMA VASHAM KURU KURU SWAAHA 8) Samhara Bhairava: color resembling the lightning, carries the same weapons as in the previous group. Vahana: Lion.