Pooja or Puja is a prayer ritual performed by Hindus to host, honor and worship one or more deities, or to spiritually celebrate an event.
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Method of performing Panchopachār Pūjā
Panchopachār pūjā is performed by using 5 different substances. What is the Method of performing Panchopachār Pūjā?
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What is the significance of wearing dhoti during puja and other rituals?
What is the significance of wearing dhoti during puja and other rituals ?
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What's the ritual of performing morning pooja at home
I'm trying to get into the habit of doing pooja at home. Can someone give me the essential things that need to be done?
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What is Sarvato-Bhadra-Mandala?
Sarvato-Bhadra-Mandala is drawn and used in worship of many deities in hinduism. What is it actually and how is it drawn and worshipped?
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What is the significance of the ghata-sthapana in the puja?
What is the significance of the ghata-sthapana in the worship of the hindu Gods? I have never seen ghatas in temples of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu. It is seen primarily in the worship of the Goddess in any form.
Can anyone provide the scriptural…
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What is the purpose of paada pooja and paada saranam of the elders and what are its advantages?
Some times or on some occasions we are giving/doing (respects) paada pooja or "worship of elders feet" for senior citizens and this is only in Hinduism. Why we do this and what are its advantages?
Of course in some other cases why we are bowing to…
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What type of conch is this?
It is bit heavy and it is almost 8 inches tall. What type of conch is this? Can we use it to blow or do we keep it in the puja?
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What are the 132 types of upachaara?
एकोद्वात्रिंशोपचार they are called. There are many types of upachaara pujas. Minimum is panchopchaar 5 upchaar one.. & maximum I got to know is 132. Raajopchaar is 64 upchaar & only till there's information is available on internet. Please tell…
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How to keep conch (shanka) after pooja (puja)?
How to keep the conch (Shanka) after pooja (puja)?
Should it be filled with water and kept next to idol?
Should it be kept upside down with no water in it?
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Can I use dry mango leaves for puja?
I don't have any local supermarket or market by me that sells fresh mango leaves for puja, can I order it online? it will be dry as that is all they offer online.
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How long after daily puja do you put off the diya?
Cannot keep the ghee lamp burning all day/night.
So how long do you typically wait after putting off your diya after puja is over?
Does the scriptures say anything on this topic?
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Can you recommend an evening purification puja?
I am a most recent devotee living in america. I know little of Hindu faith, religion beliefs or practices other than what has come to me from sources I do not yet understand. I began my practice of Purana Achmanam on 01, Chaitra in the morning. I…
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Shanka Abhisheka
I heard Shanka Abhishekam should not be performed to Lakshmi. I am looking for more details on why, and also for any other god/goddess, we should not do Shanka Abhishekam.
Any scriptural references, some reliable sources would be good; if not,…
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does the word "Puja" to denote a religious observance occur in scripture?
Suniti Kumar Chatterji, the eminent linguist, has said that the concept of Puja is a distinctive contribution of the Dravidians.
It occurs in the Bhagavad Gita in a general sense
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 4
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 4
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Women's hair tying during puja
I heard someone say that women should not have hair open during shubha karyas, and have open (untied) hair during pitru karyas.
In South India we are thus normally following but in North women normally don't tie hair at all.
I was told Draupadi as…
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