पूजा

Puja

Formal worship ritual honoring the Divine through offerings and ceremony.

The Ritual Path

Puja is ritual worship involving offerings to a deity or sacred object. Elements typically include invocation, offerings (flowers, incense, light, food, water), prayers, mantras, and arati (waving of light). It can be simple or elaborate.

How to Begin

Set up a small home shrine with an image or symbol of your chosen deity. Learn a simple puja sequence. Offer what you have—a flower, incense, water, a sweet. The sincerity matters more than elaborateness.