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Bookmark or Share- How to conduct a traditional 16-step Hindu puja - Hindu American FoundationThe traditional 16-step puja is called the Shodashopachara Puja in Sanskrit — shodasha meaning 16, and upachāra meaning offering given with devotion. It can be performed for an Ishta Deva in a fairly short time period on a daily basis as a spiritual practice ( sādhana) fostering discipline and devotion.
- Puja | Rituals, Offerings, Prayers | Britannicapuja, in Hinduism, ceremonial worship, ranging from brief daily rites in the home to elaborate temple rituals. The word puja is derived from the Dravidian pu (“flower”). In its simplest form, puja usually consists of making an offering of flowers or fruit to an image of a god.
- Puja (Hinduism) - WikiwandPuja is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their memories after they die.
- The Sri Satyanarayan Vrata and Puja: Worship of Lord VishnuThe ritual worship of Lord Vishnu—the Sri Satyanarayana Puja—constitutes a special thanksgiving to the Godhead of the Hindu Trinity. It is generally performed on a full moon day, or Purnima, of every month or on any special occasion, such as achieving a milestone or fulfilling a wish.
- BBC - Religions - Hinduism: WorshipPuja. Hindu worship, or puja, involves images (murtis), prayers (mantras) and diagrams of the universe (yantras). Central to Hindu worship is the image, or icon, which can be worshipped...
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