{"id":276,"date":"2018-01-31T12:31:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T12:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?page_id=276"},"modified":"2018-02-23T12:52:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:52:54","slug":"puja-ritual-worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/practice\/worship\/puja-ritual-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Puja: Ritual Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Puja: Ritual Worship<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Puja in the Temple<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_956\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-956\" class=\"size-full wp-image-956\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/puja1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temple priests bathe the murti early in the morning.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Puja<\/em> refers to worship, particularly of the sacred image. Each <em>sampradaya<\/em> (denomination) has elaborate rules for its performance, and the practical details vary considerably. <em>Puja<\/em> usually involves bathing and dressing the deity and offering various auspicious items, such as water, perfume, and flowers. It often culminates in the offering of food, and is immediately followed by the <em>arti<\/em> ceremony<em>. Puja<\/em> generally includes a minimum of 16 devotional acts.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Puja at Home<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Worship offered at home is usually a scaled-down version of the grand temple services. It may be offered daily or just once a week, whereas scheduled temple worship must continue daily from early morning to late evening.<em> Puja<\/em> is usually considered an act of devotional service to God or the chosen deity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_third-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_third-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"attachment_957\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"size-full wp-image-957\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/puja2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"171\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flower garlands are an important feature of the deity&#8217;s costume. This man sells them to worshippers outside a temple in India.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_third-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_third-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"attachment_959\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-959\" class=\"size-full wp-image-959\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/puja4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"184\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lady sews a new costume for the temple deities, who are dressed daily after bathing. The new outfit will be offered on a festival day.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_third-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_third-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-c8fc129dc35fd1ae2a1e410224d39ea8 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2bd894dbf2e4bf2c4acf98ce4fbf94aa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"attachment_960\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-960\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/puja3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"171\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food offered on the shrine just before the arti ceremony. 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