Religious Acts

Performing the puja of a Deity with Atmajyoti (Flame-like appearance of the soul) means performing...

During Panchopachar puja, gandha (Sandalwood paste) is applied to the Deity with the ring finger...

Puja of Deities is an easy way of abiding by achars (Conducts) set by Dharma...

Preparation for a puja is truly the foundation for the ritual of puja. It not...

When drawing the rangoli for a puja, the pattern should, as far as possible, be...

Sounding of a conch at the commencement of a puja and before an Arti helps...

While worshiping a Deity, the Deity’s Principle is created in the flowers as per the...

The puja implements are at the forefront in attracting Pancha-tattva (Five Cosmic Principles) from the...

A unique feature of Sanatan Hindu Dharma is the deep thinking behind acquisition of Chaitanya...

A pujak (Worshipper) does individual preparation of purification through the medium of external coverings (of...

The increased sattvikta as a result of the bath slowly reduces due to the constant...

A unique feature of Sanatan Hindu Dharma is the deep thinking behind acquisition of Chaitanya...

Haldi (Turmeric) being a tuber which grows below the surface of earth, the waves of...

After waving the dhoop, incense-sticks of a specific fragrance are waved in front of the...

The seven rivers referred to, are the Holy rivers Ganga, Godavari, Narmada, Kaveri, Krushna, Brahmaputra...

The cotton vastra represents the Sushumnanadi of the Kundalini and the seven cotton beads in...

It is beneficial to offer the patri (Specific leaves offered during worship) of those flower...

When flowers associated with a Deity are offered to that Deity, for example red flowers...

By offering dakshina, a virtue of sacrifice develops in the individual. From sacrifice, detachment develops...

Drawing a rangoli in a sattvik pattern around a wooden platform or altar before commencing...

Read about the qualities to be learnt from the substances used in Puja (Ritualistic worship)

Akshata has the ability to attract frequencies of 5 Deities, to activate them, make them...

When offering Naivedya, first pray to the Ishtadevata (Benevolent Deity) and draw a mandal on...

Read information about how the substances should be arranged in the ritualistic platter and spiritual...

We will read about substances used in puja and arrangement of implements (like naivedya, conch,...

The temple at home is made with the intention that the worshipper gets maximum Chaitanya...

Prayer means pleading fervently from God. In other words, it is asking God for something...

Westerners and Hollywood film stars taking up Hinduism as their religion, after realizing the importance...

Saying a specific prayer to a particular deity actually enhances our faith in the presence...

Praying is essential for understanding God and for perceiving His existence through our body, mind...

Let us understand how to pray, whom to pray, where to pray and the various...

Prayer is actually a synonym for surrender. This act of surrender is completed only after...

This article speaks in detail about the ritual of aukshan (A ritual of waving lit...

Let us understand about the objects required for aukshan, their arrangement in the ritualistic platter...

Probably many of us do not even know that celebrating birthdays as per the tithi...

Celebrating birthday helps in protecting us from negative energies. Let us understand how to obtain...

Birthdays celebrated as per tithi (a lunar day) are very pious, because we receive a...