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Formal initiation into her ten-syllable (Dashakshari) mantra under a guru tradition, worship performed as Shodashopachara or Panchopachara according to that tradition, and mandatory daily sacrificial offerings for both her lion vehicle and for Mahishasura.

Yes — multiple stotras or mantras may be recited together in daily worship; there is no requirement to separate them with full Shodashopachara rituals each time.

Recommended for those with Mars as lord of the 1st or 9th house, or heavy debts — consecrated on a silver throne with Panchopachara/Shodashopachara worship, Ganapati Atharvashirsha Abhisheka, and betel-leaf offerings, and highly beneficial for hereditary blood ailments like thalassemia.

Observe a fast that day, and during the four Prahars perform worship and Aarti with five offerings (Panchopachara) or ten offerings (Dashopachara) according to capacity, chanting Shiva's name, mantras, or stotras to receive His grace and blessings.