Hindu Puja
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- Created on: 03-04-21 15:10
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- Puja
- In the home
- In the mandir
- Murtis
- Likely larger at the temple
- Seeks to pay tribute to the glory or honour of the deity
- Could be more personally significant
- Perhaps more ornate or intricate
- Seeks to pay tribute to the glory or honour of the deity
- Personal knowledge of a familiar murti can help with puja
- Devotinal images or statues of deities
- Likely larger at the temple
- Darshan
- Spirit of the deity inhabits the murti
- Eye contact with the divine
- Prasad
- Food offerings to the deities, placed in front of the murtis
- Smaller offerings of food made
- Food fed to devotees at the end of the day, good karma, people receive blessed food, and no wastage
- Samskara
- The mental or psychological impression that thoughts leave behind in the mind
- Mantra
- One of the easiest acts of puja to perform at home
- Large groups all reciting mantras together can encite mystical religious experiences or encounters with the divine
- Arti
- Offerings of light, through diva lamps or candles
- Mandir can include elaborate displays of small lamps and candles
- Many lights all together can inspire awe and wonder in the devotees
- Small displays can be meaningful in their simplicity
- Havan
- Fire rituals performed during puja ceremonies
- Can be done small-scale at home
- Large havan rituals need to be performed outside
- Havan ceremonies tend to be conducted by priests
- Ishta devata
- Nearest manidr may not have your specific chosen deity
- You are likely to worship a deity popular in your area or community
- Most likely to have the local mandir's main deity as your ishta devata too
- Chosen deity, refers to the main (or only) deity a Hindu chooses to worship
- Guidance
- Gurus or priests at the temple
- Likely to receive help and guidance with puja and questions of faith
- Community
- Family connection to the home shrine
- Going to mandir builds relationships
- Strong sense of community is important for many Hindus
- Can organise festivals and celebrations in honour of deities or religious events
- Devotion
- Constant presence of the shrine
- Effort of making the trip to the mandir
- Senses
- Incorporation of the five senses can happen easily at home
- All senses are sometimes incorporated into puja to make worship a whole-body experience
- At the mandir you can be completely immersed
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