10 results for “puja”
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Ritual
Satyanarayan Puja: A Ritual of Gratitude
Performed after a wedding, a new home or simply a good month, the Satyanarayan katha is one of the most loved household pujas. What happens and why.
Acharya Ramesh Shastri · 3 min
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Performing a Ritual on Someone's Behalf
Can a puja be performed for you while you are in London or Toronto? What the tradition says about proxy rites, and how to take part from afar.
Pandit Vikram Aditya Singh · 3 min
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Samagri: Why Ritual Materials Matter
Ghee, darbha, rice and wood are not props. A practitioner explains why each material has a role, and where substitution is acceptable.
Pandit Mahesh Joshi · 3 min
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Family
Bringing Elders and the Next Generation Together Around Ritual
Grandparents hold the knowledge; grandchildren hold the questions. How shared ritual can become a place where generations actually meet.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Ritual
Bhoomi Pujan: Before You Build
Before the first trench is dug, families pause to honour the ground itself. What bhoomi pujan involves, and how it fits alongside engineering.
Pandit Arvind Mehta · 3 min
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Family
NRI Families: Keeping Rituals Across Time Zones
Should Diwali puja follow Indian time or local time? Practical guidance for families abroad on muhurat, samagri and taking part in rituals in India.
Pandit Vikram Aditya Singh · 3 min
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Ritual
Abridged and Full Rituals: What Gets Left Out
A two-hour puja and a two-day yajna can share a name. What changes when a rite is shortened, and how to shorten one honestly.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Ritual
Home Puja: A Simple Daily Practice
A lamp, a little water, a few minutes and a steady habit. How families have kept daily worship at home, and how to begin without overcomplicating it.
Pandit Rajendra Prasad Mishra · 3 min
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Family
Hosting a Puja at Home: A Practical Guide
From choosing the day to seating the guests and feeding the priest, a Varanasi acharya walks through the practical work of hosting a puja at home.
Acharya Ramesh Shastri · 3 min
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Ritual
Sankalpa: The Statement of Intention
Every puja begins with a sankalpa, a formal statement of who is acting, where, when and why. Why this short recitation is the foundation of a ritual.
Acharya Vishwanath Iyer · 3 min