Now, we would like to give description of simple propitiatory astral remedial measures for the functional malefic planets.  Articles of food can be offered to birds/animals/beggars as a propitiatory measure as per the taste and color of the concerned planet detailed below

SUN:
Offering of wheat and jaggery (Gur) to a cow on Sunday or daily as  per  the extent of affliction.
Service to the father.
Surya Namaskar at the time of sunrise.

MOON:
Offering dough to a cow on Mondays or daily.
Service rendered to one's mother.
Offering of rice to beggars.
Offering of boiled rice with sugar to crows.

MARS:
Exercising patience.
Helping younger brothers/servants.
Prayers/meditation in the morning daily for at least ten minutes.

RAHU:
Serving one's parents.
Offering sweet roti with sugar stuffed in it and fried, in pieces   to crows every day morning.
Charities and service to lepers.

JUPITER:
Watering a peeple tree every day except Sundays or on Thursdays.
Offering banana to beggars or crows.
Offering a yellow colored sweet to crows.
Service to preceptor.

SATURN:
Watering a peeple tree on Saturdays or daily except Sundays. 
Offering salty rice with dal to beggars/crows.
Offering namkeen roti with mustard oil applied on it, in pieces  to crows everyday morning.
Donating black pulse or salt or mustard oil on Saturdays.
Being considerate to the servants/poor.

MERCURY: Giving green leaves (Palak) or green fodder to cows daily. If difficulty then one can do it once a week or even once a month by donation to a gaushala (Cow Shelter). .
Watering a tulsi tree on Wednesday or daily except Sundays.
Donating green pulses.
Donating to orphan homes.
Charities to poor students.

KETU:
Offering usual food articles to dogs.
Donating dull brown colored items.
Prayers to Lord Ganapathi.
Service to elderly people and saints.

VENUS:
Offering fine quality food articles to crows like sweet rice made in milk burfy, rasagulla, etc.
Donating silken clothes of bright colors.
Donating sugar, rice and cooking oil.

NOTES:
1.    Performance in the morning after bath and before eating breakfast regularly gives optimum results.
2.    In case the native is unable to do so as in the case of sickness or out of town or in the case of children, these can be performed by parents or spouse.
3.    If the offering is not accepted by a dog, cow, another cow/ dog should be tried.
4.    The remedial measures should be performed regularly.
5.    Performance of any one of the measures for a particular planet would suffice.

STRENGTHENING FOR FUNCTIONAL BENEFICS

1.     WEARING OF 'KAVACH' (PROTECTING SHIELD) OR A SPECIAL POWER KAVACH.    THE KAVACH OR SPECIAL POWER KAVACH CONTAINS MYSTICAL NUMBERS OF ALL FUNCTIONAL BENEFICS FOR A PARTICULAR ASCENDANT AND DISPENSES WITH THE NECESSITY OF WEARING GEMS, ESPECIALLY DIFFERENT STONES FOR DIFFERENT PLANETS. WHERE THERE ARE STRONG AFFLICTIONS, WEARING OF THE SPECIAL POWER KAVACH IS RECOMMENDED.

2.     WEARING OF GEMS FOR FUNCTIONAL BENEFIC PLANETS.

3. COLORS THERAPY.

The dress of colors indicated against each planet when functional benefic on days ruled by the concerned planet, should be used.

SUN                   ORANGE, PINK
MOON                WHITE.
MARS                BURNING RED
JUPITER            YELLOW, GREEN
SATURN             BLACK, DARK BROWN, NAVY BLUE.
MERCURY          DARK GREEN
VENUS               VARIEGATED, ROYAL BLUE.

TRADITIONAL REMEDIAL MEASURES

The charities and prayers are prescribed for propitiating the afflicting planets whereas use of color therapy, gems therapy or Yantras connected with the planets are prescribed for the weak planets which are otherwise beneficial in a particular nativity.  The strengthening should not be provided to the planets which are functional malefics for a nativity.

For offering prayers the deities of planets are as under

SUN                     Fire, Lord Vishnu
MOON                  Lord Shiva, Water
MARS                   Lord Hanuman, Lord Siva's son following Ganapathi
RAHU                   Bhairava
JUPITER               Brahma
SATURN               Bhairava
MERCURY            Goddess Durga
KETU                    Lord Ganapathi
VENUS                 Goddess Laksmi

MAHA UPAYAS (ULTIMATE REMEDIAL MEASURES)

For men               Serving his parents and needy persons                    
For women          Serving her parents-in-law.    

The blessings earned are competent to ward off evils of all types and specially of Rahu/Ketu completely.