| Drawing on ancient scriptures, content includes learning the proper performance of yagnas, samskaras, puja, Vedic astrology and more. |
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| Shakta devotionalists use puja rites, especially to the Shri Chakra yantra, to establish intimacy with the Goddess. |
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| Shaktas use mantra, tantra, yantra, yoga and puja to invoke cosmic forces and awaken the Kundalini Power. |
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| A mahurat or auspicious time is chosen for the puja after matching the horoscopes of the prospective bride and groom. |
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| Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda comprises the primary study, as it contains most of the important mantras required for temple puja and homa. |
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| The most common Hindu form of worship, puja, is, in fact, an act of hosting. |
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| In 1949, on his way to meet Yogaswami, Gurudeva had a vision of the 77-year-old sage inside Nallur Temple's inner sanctum during puja. |
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| The gaiety surrounding Durga Puja has universal appeal with people from every community participating in the festivities. |
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| Just go to any temple and witness the dearth of youngsters participating in any puja. |
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| The idea in puja or prayer is to praise the deity, along with Namaskar, so that the deity becomes happy and grants what the prayer wants. |
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| Then a grand puja is performed invoking the spirit of Pancha Ganapati in the home. |
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| For some time science and technology took a back seat as children performed puja and rendered Sanskrit slokas. |
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| The other handicraft items are rudraksha puja malas, leather goods, bronze icons, white metal, wire dolls and Hyderabad pearls. |
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| Besides, they also have teapoys, telephone stands, mirror frames, puja stands, television stands, cots and room-partitions with designer carvings of floral patterns. |
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| Tuesday September 21: Spend the day visiting Rishikesh and Hariwar, attend the Ganges puja at Harkipari. |
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| Small earthen pots meant for puja were kept at the adjacent hall. |
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| One night, as Charumathi slept, Goddess Mahalakshmi appeared in her dreams and asked her to perform a puja to Varalakshmi, the goddess who granted boons. |
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| A pathway is made from here to the place where the old money box and valuables are kept in the house that is the puja room. |
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| The youngest female member of the household leads the puja by applying a red tilak to all the other members of the family before everyone joins together in worship. |
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| The devotees sing bhajans, chant incantations, and priests perform aarti and puja, invoking the blessings of Shiva, the divine, the pure, the absolute. |
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| A powerful celebration with daily puja and explanations of the symbolism of this aspect of the absolute. |
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| Monday October 3: Spend the day visiting Rishikesh, attend the evening Ganges puja at Ram Jula. |
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| Hindu puja, for example, appear to have no other purpose than to please the deity. |
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| Traditional religious education took place in the family setting in which the oral traditions found in sacred texts and rituals were literally learned by participation in the morning household puja at dawn. |
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| This Study Centre has not only several classrooms but comprises also a library, teachers' room, large puja hall, yoga room and a reception room for the nuns to receive their family or friends who come to visit. |
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| Immediately after the lunch preparations for the big puja were started. |
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| One different person in turn will lead the service each day. If on a particular day one does not have time to conduct a full puja at home, one can at least offer a flower at the altar with inner concentration and devotion. |
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| On special occasions, various other lamps may be used for puja, the most elaborate having several tiers of wicks. |
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| The priest had performed the puja and tied a string around his father's silk purse to make sure that the Rana didn't spend even a copper coin while he was a guest of Merta. |
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| More trouble comes in the form of Puja, Oki's flirtatious and manipulative sister, who insinuates herself into Atanarjuat's family. |
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| Puja showed how rollers, putty and primers typically meant for painting walls could be used to create unusual textured effects. |
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| Their certified Vedic Priest will conduct the Pujas, Homas or any other spiritual activity with the essential Puja Samagri at your desired location. |
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| A murti, or representation, of the goddess Durga shown during the Durga Puja festival. |
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| Ker Pujas is celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja and is still celebrated with the premises of the royal palace and with financial support from the state government. |
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| His crisp white kurta and dhoti and the trademark Gandhi cap and glasses has become sought after dress material in the city, and fashion statement for the coming Durga Puja. |
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| This mantra is to invocate for the welfare of all the sentient beings and during this Dusshera Puja, thousands of animals are slaughtered all over the world. |
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