Puja (Hinduism)

prayer ritual performed by Hindus of devotional worship

Pūjā (Devanagari: पूजा) is a prayer service ritual done by Hindus. The word puja comes from Sanskrit, and means reverence, honor and worship. A puja honours one or more deities. It also spiritually celebrates an event.[1] It is sometimes spelled phonetically as pooja or poojah. A Puja is the most common form of worship in the Hindu religion.[2] It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests or they're memories after they die. Puja rituals are also held by Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs.[3]

Individual puja

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