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well,In the ritualistic Hindu Vedic Poojas the deity is worshiped by offering 16 services known as the Shodasa Upacharas.Pooja actually has a tow fold puorpose. One is the Baahya-Pooja or the rituals we perform outwardly for the Deity like offering flowers and fruits etc. It is an expression of our faith and reverence. Worship of God in any form in any way you like is good as it reduces
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Puja & Rituals by My creations at 2:03 PM on August 13, 2008
A deity is a postulated preternatural or supernatural being, who is always of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. Deities assume a variety of forms, but are frequently depicted as having human or animal form. Some faiths and traditions consider it blasphemous to imagine or depict the deity as having any concrete form
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Puja & Rituals by SHIVA SHANKE at 5:26 PM on October 05, 2008
Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha are not are not the Supreme God. They are also bound by their karmas like us. The best example, I can think regarding this creating on the lower level is that of a prison. You are in a prison like a prisoner, the other people managing you, the jailer and all are also in th
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Spirituality & Faith by a book of sanatan sanstha at 7:19 PM on December 16, 2007
Many biblical scholars talk of several biblical sources, to account for certain discrepencies, etc. Deity E refers to Elohim, or the Elohist source, using a generic name for god. Deity J refers
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Trivia by Rocky at 11:45 PM on October 26, 2007
Many biblical scholars talk of several biblical sources, to account for certain discrepencies, etc. Deity E refers to Elohim, or the Elohist source, using a generic name for god. Deity J refers
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Trivia by Rocky at 3:33 PM on September 30, 2007
A pooja is worship to the Deities of the Hindu Religion in the form of prayer, offerings and sacrifices...Most devout Hindus perform the Pooja in a fixed, ritualistic pattern, by celebrating including the welcoming of the Deity, giving the Deity a place to sit, the washing of the feet, decorating the Deity, and the offering of food items, clothing or money to seek blessings. Fresh, sweet
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Puja & Rituals by riya sen at 8:11 PM on September 26, 2008
of Shanmata, or the Six Opinions. Within this context, six different deities are worshipped. Each of the six deities is understood to be six different expressions or manifestations of the Ultimate Reality. As such, it is left up to the individual to determine which and how many of the six deities that the worshipper will interact with most often. Since all six are considered to be expressions of the same God
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Puja & Rituals by Prashant at 8:43 AM on October 07, 2008
Darshan is to see God pray and have a Darshn of God almightyfor blessing by the Godramasnamurtym...Darshan Sanskrit, meaning seeing, to see and be seen by a deity or holy person, to make pilgrimage in the presence of the deity and to behold the image with ones own eyes, to see and by seen by the deity....Since, in the Hindu understanding, the deity is present in the image, the visual apprehension of the image
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Puja & Rituals by Arle Rambabu at 8:10 AM on October 07, 2008
.Agamas deal with the philosophy and spiritual knowledge behind the worship of the deity, the yoga and mental discipline required for this worship, and the specifics of worship offered to the deity. Each Agama of temples and for sculpting and carving the figures of deities for worship in the temples. The fourth part of the Agamas includes rules pertaining to the observances of religious rites, rituals, and festivals
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Puja & Rituals by Lakshmis at 12:15 AM on November 12, 2008
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said that any of the different Hindu gods could be worshipped, according to the prescriptions given in the smriti texts. He established that worship of various deities are compatible with Vedas to that later but because 1 Most of us worship Shiva/Shakti as our main deity Kula-devatham to be more precise. Only a fraction of Smarthas have Sri Hari Vishnu as their kula-devatham. 2 The presiding deity
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Puja & Rituals by Prashant at 8:40 AM on October 07, 2008
Uapasana in Sanskrit literally means "Sitting near" but normally the term is used in Hinduism to denote a prescribed method for approaching a Deity or God or getting close to a deitys systematic practice of a prescribed method of worship for pleasing and winning the attention of the deity or it can be a deity less practice of austerities involving meditating upon some aspect of nature
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Puja & Rituals by My creations at 12:30 PM on October 12, 2008
to the act of offering flowers to the deity. Puja is a post-Vedic phenomenon in its current form. The Vedic ritual was Homa, the offering of grains and sanctified liquids into a sacrificial fire. Most Puja, and ritual. An essential aspect of Puja is communion with the Divine. The worshiper believes that through this contact she or he has established direct contact with the deity. This contact is facilitated
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Puja & Rituals by My creations at 2:13 PM on August 15, 2008
Prana pratistha Sanskrit: pra pratiha is the Hindu theological term for a rite or ceremony by which a deity is infused or brought to inhabit a murti or icon of that deity. According to Gavin Flood, "A ritual of consecration in which the consciousness or power of the deity is brought into the image awakens the icon in a temple."[1...] According to orthodox Hinduism it is only after this rite
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Puja & Rituals by gangadharti at 12:27 AM on November 07, 2008
When you decorate an idol or the image of a Deity, when you rub off the dirt and wash the idol,when you redress it,when you put new Yajnopaveet upon it are all forms of Archana.Archana is decoration.The process of offering flowers,Durva, Prasadam all come into the Archana part.Dhyan Meditation, Prarthana Prayer ,Bhakti Devotion, Aarti Prayer come after the Deity has been refreshed. This refreshment
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Puja & Rituals by Mickey Mouse at 6:29 PM on October 03, 2008
of these steps:Avahana - the invocation of the deity. Asana - a seat is offered to the deity.Svagata - the deity is welcomed, asked Honour, worship, reverence. to anoint or smear with sandalwood paste or vermilion.Padya - the feet of the deity are washed with water.Arghya - a respectful offering of water is made to the god. This water is laced with sandalwood paste, vermilion and riceAchamania - water is then offered
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Puja & Rituals by vimla s at 11:35 AM on December 26, 2008
