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Consecrated cloves can be eaten on an empty stomach each morning to clear negative occult effects and planetary afflictions, while consecrated oil mixed with kumkum, sandalwood, or Ashtagandha can be applied as a forehead, throat, or navel mark, or on doorframes for home protection.

After taking the Sankalpa, wear red clothes, face East or North, sit on a red seat, apply red sandalwood paste on the forehead, and place at least 50 grams of Ashtagandha or saffron paste along with separate vessels of turmeric and Kumkum before the Goddess.

Mix Roli and Ashtagandha to draw an upright triangle — the sacrifice is offered within this Mandala, and one may chant their Ishta mantra or the deity's mantra while drawing it; after inviting the Goddess in with a flower, the lemon is placed and cut straight down.

For Lord Bhairava, the triangle in the Mandala is drawn inverted (pointing downward), and may be drawn using vermilion (Sindoor) instead of Roli and Ashtagandha — the lemon is then placed and cut in the same manner.

On the deity's tithi, a garland of 108 lemons (or 108 red flowers) is prepared, tilaked with Ashtagandha and vermilion using the Devi Mahatmya's forgiveness verse, and formally offered with a sankalpa seeking the flaw's remedy.