Worship of Deity Datta
Various rituals to be followed, to get maximun spiritual benifits while worshiping Diety Datta is given in the following article.
Various rituals to be followed, to get maximun spiritual benifits while worshiping Diety Datta is given in the following article.
The word Diwali has originated from Deepavali, which in turn is formed as deep (lamp) + avali (row). Deepavali is thus a row of lamps. During Diwali, lamps are lit everywhere.
This is the complete Lakshmi Kuber puja ritual (with mantras in English) that is performed on the day of Ashwin Amavasya during Diwali.
Uniting the embodied soul with Supreme God through the medium of chanting the Name of the Deity is known as Namsankirtanyoga.
Shri Vishnu has been worshipped since the Vedic period. The greatest Vaishnav is Deity Shiva and the greatest Shaiva is Shri Vishnu, because they worship each other.
We will read about substances used in puja and arrangement of implements (like naivedya, conch, bell, samai etc) and advantages of arranging the implements and other constituents of puja according to Panchatattva levels.
The temple at home is made with the intention that the worshipper gets maximum Chaitanya from the worship of the Deities.
Diwali is a series of festivals of 4 days, which fall towards the end of the Hindu month of Ashwin and the beginning of the month of Kartik.
Vijayadashami is also known as Dashhara, Dussehra, Dassera, Dashera, etc. On this day, that is the tenth day of Navratri, Deity Shriram won victory over Ravana by killing him. It is one amongst the three and a half auspicious periods.
It is necessary to perform puja of Shakti to become free from the trap of Mahishasur, by realising the illusory form of this Mahishasur. Therefore, Shakti should be worshipped in the nine days of Navratra.