Satya Narayana Puja The Satyanarayan Puja is a Hindu religious observance. It is a ritual performed by Hindus before/on any major occasion like marriage, house warming ceremony etc. It can also be performed on any day for any reason.The Satyanarayana Puja is usually done on the Purnima day of every month (the day of the full moon) or a Sankranti. It is also done on special occasions and during times of achievements as an offering of gratitude to the Lord. These occasions include marriage, graduation, new job, and the purchase of a new home to name a few. In addition, it is said that a devotional performance of this pooja will bear children to couples trying to start a family.
The puja starts by a prayer to Lord Ganesha, the elephant God and remover of all obstacles
that may occur as a result of incorrectly performing the puja. This is done by chanting all the names of Lord Ganesha and offering prasad (a food offering, usually consisting of one of Lord Ganesha's favorite foods - modak, a sugar and coconut mixture, or [lhadu]) and the showering of flower petals.
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Lakshmi / Laxmi Puja
Lakshmi / Laxmi Puja Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi (or Shri) are found also in Jain monuments.Lakshmi Puja performed on the third day of Diwali (Diwali Pooja) is a way adopted by Hindus to commemorate the splendor of goddess Lakshmi who signifies money and good luck for them. According to the Hindu's sacred books and traditions goddess Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity and Lakshmi Puja (Lakshmi Puja on diwali) is the best way of pleasing her. The occasion of Lakshmi Puja falls on the dark night of amavasya and is devoted entirely to the propitiation of goddess Lakshmi.Lakshmi Puja is also known by the name of "CHOPADA-PUJA" as on this particular day sun enters his second
course and passes by Libra, which is represented by the sign of balance. Thus the design of Libra has been suggested to be the sign for the balancing of the account books. An important tradition associated with Lakshmi Puja is that of gambling, particularly in North India (Diwali festival in India). According to a common belief goddess Parvati while playing dice with her husband, Lord Shiva said that whoever would play dice on the eve of Lakshmi Puja would be granted with prosperity for the entire year. More..
Shiv / Shiva Puja
Shiv / Shiva Puja According to Hindu mythology, there are two primary Gods Brahma - the creator, Mahavisnu - the protector and the chief God for all - the God Shiva holds the responsibility of maintaining the life cycle of the entire world. It is believed by the Hindus that God Shiva is the only God who is the head of all the Gods as portrayed in the Hindu mythology, who is everlastingly in deep meditation, totally absorbed in contemplation in His dwelling "Kailaash Mountain" in the Himaalayan range.God Shiva's image is a complete one, in order to make the man to understand "What is this life all about?" and live the life leaving all the unwanted aspects such as anger, irritation, annoyance, frustration, dissatisfaction. Shiva is worshipped as a lingam in order to make
every one to recognize Him as the most basic and essentially formless one. Shiva is commonly portrayed as an ascetic with a serpent around His neck, Vibhooti (sacred ash) adorning His face and His essentially bare body, a Trishul (trident) in one of His hands and a Kamandal (container of water for use in religious practices) in an other hand, and a Damaruga (small drum) in yet another hand. More..
Shree Ganesh Puja
Shree Ganesh Puja Ganesha Chaturthi or Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, Chavath in Konkani and Chathaa in Nepali Bhasa.
It is celebrated as it is the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). Typically, the day usually falls between 20 August and 15 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi . This festival is observed in the lunar month of bhadrapada shukla paksha chathurthi madhyahana vyapini purvaviddha. If Chaturthi prevails on both days, the first day should be
observed. Even if chaturthi prevails for complete duration of madhyahana on the second day, but if it prevails on previous day's madhyahana period even for one ghatika (24 minutes) the previous day should be observed. More..
Murti Puja
Murti Puja An Agamic rite of worship performed in the home, temple or shrine, to the murti, sri paduka, or other consecrated object, or to a person, such as the satguru. Its inner purpose is to purify the atmosphere around the object worshiped, establish a connection with the inner worlds and invoke the presence of God, Gods or one's guru. During puja, the officiant (pujari) recites various chants praising the Divine and beseeching divine blessings, while making offerings in accordance with established traditions. Puja, the worship of a murti through water, lights and flowers in temples and shrines, is the Agamic counterpart of the Vedic yajna rite, in which offerings are conveyed through the sacred homa fire. These are the two great streams of adoration and communion in Hinduism. A system
of personal worship, thought to have
developed after the 7th century, in the Smarta brahminical tradition, and which is now part of orthodox daily practice for Smartas. The ritual involves the worship of five Deities: Vishnu, Siva, Surya, Ganesha and Shakti. More..
Kalsarpa Shanti Puja
Kalsarpa Shanti Puja The Kalsarpa Yantra/Nagpash Yantra (Worshipping the consecrated Kalsarpa Yantra reduces the ill effects of the Kalsarpa Yoga). The kalsarpa Yoga is a dreaded yoga that can cause one's life to be miserable. A person under the affliction of this yoga leads a life of pain and misfortune. If it is highly afflicted this yoga has the capacity to cancel out all the good Yogas of the chart. When all the planets are hemmed between Rahu and Ketu i.e., the moon's north node and the moon's south node Kalsarpa Yoga is formed. Complete kalsarpa yoga is formed only when half of the chart is unoccupied by planets. Even if
one planet is outside the Rahu Ketu Axis there is no Kalsarpa Yoga. Before you do any remedies for the Kalsarpa Yoga make sure that all planets are between Rahu and Ketu.Even if there is one planet outside the Rahu Ketu axis the Kalsarpa Yoga does not exist. do not confuse Kalsarpa yoga with Nag/Naga Dosha or Karaka Dosha. More..
