Puja
Puja is a religious ritual which includes bowing, making offerings and chanting.
The dates of Puja celebrations are set according to the Hindu Calendar.
A devotee should wake up early in the morning before sunrise to perform Puja. They should clean their hands and leg thoroughly after waking up, both hands should be washe seven times without touching eachother. After this they should clea their teeth.
To perform Puja, a devotee should sit down on the floor on a clean cloth made out of straw, deerskin or wool facng north or east. After this a devotee should
- Offer invitation the LORD
- Offer a seat to the LORD
- offer water to wash the feet
- offer water to wash the hands
- offer water to drink
- Give bath to the LORD
- make Him/Her seated
- Offer clothes to the LORD
- Offer the Holy Thread to the LORD
- offer sandlewood paste/powder
- Offer Akshatha to the LORD
- Offer flowers to the LORD
- Offer the Holy 108 names of the LORD
- offer agarbatti
- offer light
- Offer food to the LORD
- Offer Fruits the LORD
- offer beetle nut and leaves
- Offer money to the LORD
- The main aarati taking clockwise rounds in front of the lords prostrations
- offer them both incantations and flowers
- offer prayers; List your requests
- offer apologies to lord for any mistakes
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Puja is a religious ritual which includes bowing, making offerings and chanting.
The dates of Puja celebrations are set according to the Hindu Calendar.
A devotee should wake up early in the morning before sunrise to perform Puja. They should clean their hands and leg thoroughly after waking up, both hands should be washe seven times without touching eachother. After this they should clea their teeth.
To perform Puja, a devotee should sit down on the floor on a clean cloth made out of straw, deerskin or wool facng north or east. After this a devotee should
- Offer invitation the LORD
- Offer a seat to the LORD
- offer water to wash the feet
- offer water to wash the hands
- offer water to drink
- Give bath to the LORD
- make Him/Her seated
- Offer clothes to the LORD
- Offer the Holy Thread to the LORD
- offer sandlewood paste/powder
- Offer Akshatha to the LORD
- Offer flowers to the LORD
- Offer the Holy 108 names of the LORD
- offer agarbatti
- offer light
- Offer food to the LORD
- Offer Fruits the LORD
- offer beetle nut and leaves
- Offer money to the LORD
- The main aarati taking clockwise rounds in front of the lords prostrations
- offer them both incantations and flowers
- offer prayers; List your requests
- offer apologies to lord for any mistakes
both