Puja This word is the common term for worship of which there are numerous synonyms in the Sanskrit language. Puja is done daily of the Ishta-devata or the particular Deity worshipped by the sadhaka – the Devi in the case of a Shakti, Vishnu in the case of a Vaishnava, and so forth. But though [...]
Nyasa This word, which comes from the root “to place,” means placing the tips of the fingers and palm of the right hand on various parts of the body, accompanied by particular mantra. The nyasa are of various kinds. Jiva-nyasa follows upon bhuta-shuddhi. After the purification of the old, and the formation of the celestial [...]
Temple worship and rituals (1 of 5) by S. Srinivasa Rao http://ssubbanna.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/10/temple-worship-and-rituals-1-of-5.htm This is the first of the five articles on certain aspects of temple worship and its related rituals *** The Hindu temples are complex institutions. They represent the culmination of social and religious aspirations of a society. Temple is the focal point in [...]
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