Frequently asked questions

Grivam is a free prayer app and website for families. You can read prayers and mantras with their meaning, pray together with loved ones in live prayer rooms, count japa, and send festival blessing cards. It is available in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Grivam is for anyone who wants to pray more regularly and with understanding, especially families who live in different cities and want to pray together. Beginners can learn what a prayer means, and regular devotees can keep their daily routine in one place.

Yes. Grivam is free to use. There are no subscriptions, no ads and no pop-ups getting in the way of your prayer.

The Android app is coming soon on Google Play. You can join the notification list on this website and we will let you know when it is ready.

Grivam works in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. You can switch language at any time from the small language icon at the top right of every page, and your choice is remembered.

Grivam was founded by Gokul Ramamurthy, who has 16 years of experience in the software industry and is studying Artificial Intelligence at IIT Kharagpur. You can read more on the About us page.

You can read prayers and mantras with their meaning, follow them in your own language, pray together in live rooms, create family circles, count japa in Japa Mandapam, and share festival blessing cards on WhatsApp. Each of these has its own section below.

Every prayer on Grivam is shown with its original text and a clear explanation, so you know what you are saying and why. Meanings are written in simple language, not heavy scholarly terms.

Japa Mandapam is Grivam's digital japa mala. You can count your japa alone, in a private hall with family, or in a public hall with others who are chanting the same mantra. Your count is kept for you.

A live prayer room lets you pray at the same time as other people, so you can see that you are not praying alone. Families can use a room together even when they are far apart.

A family circle is a private group for the people closest to you. Members can join prayers together, take part in the same japa, and see each other's participation.

Festival blessing cards are ready-made greetings for occasions such as Diwali, Pongal and Ugadi. You pick a card, choose the language, and share it with family and friends on WhatsApp or other apps.

Open the card or prayer and tap Share. You can send it through WhatsApp, messages or any app on your phone, and the person who receives it can open it without installing anything.

Yes. Prayers are available in Devanagari, Tamil and Telugu script, and in English letters, so you can read in whichever way is easiest for you.

Yes. Use the Request a prayer page and tell us which prayer you are looking for. We add new prayers after checking the text for accuracy.

Yes, and please do. Every prayer page has a way to report a mistake, and we correct verified errors quickly because accuracy matters to us.

Every prayer text is reviewed before it is published, and any mistake reported by users is checked and corrected. The goal is to preserve tradition, not to rewrite it.

You can read prayers without creating an account. An account is only needed for things that are personal to you, such as family circles and your japa count.

We collect only what is needed to run the app and we do not sell your data. The full details are in our Privacy Policy.

Gokul Ramamurthy is the founder of Grivam. He has 16 years of experience in the software industry and is studying Artificial Intelligence at IIT Kharagpur, with a focus on Generative AI and Agentic AI.

Gokul R is the name Gokul Ramamurthy uses in his work. He is the founder of Grivam, the prayer app for families.

Gokul started Grivam from a simple conviction: prayer becomes more meaningful when it is shared. He wanted to bring a timeless practice into a more connected world without losing what makes it sacred.

As founder, Gokul leads product, engineering and content at Grivam, from the app to the accuracy of every prayer.