Quick answer
Nazar dosh, or buri nazar, is negative energy that settles on a person, child, home or business through envy or excessive praise. Signs include sudden tiredness, a child becoming cranky or unwell after visitors, and work slowing right after success. Traditional remedies like nazar utarna help with mild cases; strong or repeated nazar needs proper removal and protection.
What is nazar dosh?
Nazar (also called buri nazar or drishti dosh) is the belief that the envious or overly admiring gaze of others carries energy that can disturb the person or thing being looked at. It is usually not deliberate — even a loving relative can cast nazar on a baby by praising them too much. That is why Indian families traditionally put a kala tika on children and hang nimbu-mirchi at shop entrances.
Signs of nazar
In adults
- Sudden tiredness, heaviness or headache after a function, a visit or being praised
- Loss of interest in food or work for no clear reason
- Irritability and frequent yawning
In children
- Crying, crankiness or refusing to feed after visitors
- Disturbed sleep after an outing
A baby or child who is unwell, has fever, or is not feeding must be seen by a doctor straight away. Nazar remedies are a tradition, not a medical treatment.
In homes and business
- Customers drop off soon after a successful period or a new opening
- Repeated small losses, breakages or delays
- The atmosphere at home turns tense after a celebration — see home energy cleansing
Traditional nazar utarna remedies
These are widely used household practices for mild nazar:
- Salt and red chilli: circle a fistful of salt and a few dry red chillies around the person seven times, then burn them or flush them away.
- Nimbu-mirchi: lemon and green chillies hung at the entrance, changed every week.
- Kala tika: a small black kajal mark behind a child's ear.
- Camphor: lighting camphor in the evening and taking it through the home.
- Hanuman Chalisa or your family's protective prayer, recited regularly.
When nazar keeps coming back
If remedies help only for a day or two, if several family members are affected, or if the effects are strong, the nazar may be heavy — or the cause may be something else altogether, such as an energy attack or, rarely, black magic. Some people are simply more sensitive and absorb nazar easily because their aura is weak.
How Vikash Jindal removes nazar
- Assessment of who is affected, since when, and the birth chart.
- Nazar removal through mantra and Kamakhya sadhana — in person or online.
- Strengthening of the aura so the person is less easily affected.
- Simple protective practices for home, children and business.
No complicated rituals are needed. The fee is a fixed ₹11,000 per consultation.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if someone has put nazar on me?
Typical signs are sudden tiredness, heaviness or bad luck soon after being praised or after visible success. Several signs together, starting at the same time, are more meaningful than any one.
How do you remove nazar at home?
For mild nazar, families use salt and red chilli circled seven times, camphor, nimbu-mirchi at the entrance, and protective prayer. Strong or repeated nazar needs proper removal.
Can nazar affect a business?
Many shop owners believe so — which is why nimbu-mirchi is so common. Signs include customers dropping off after a successful period and repeated small losses.
How can I protect my child from nazar?
A kala tika, avoiding showing the baby off excessively, and family prayer are traditional. Always take a sick child to a doctor first.
Is nazar dosh the same as black magic?
No. Nazar is usually unintentional and milder; black magic is deliberate and much rarer. See nazar vs black magic.