Pooja Guides & Vidhi (పూజా విధానం)
Authentic step-by-step Vedic procedures, required samagri checklists, auspicious timings, sankalpam, and sacred naivedyam recipes for home and temple worship.
How to Start a Hindu Puja (15 Canonical Steps)
Clean the Puja Sthalam
Sweep and mop the altar area with clean water or gangajal. Draw auspicious muggulu (rangoli) using rice powder.
Bathe and Wear Clean Clothes
Take a purifying bath and wear clean, unstitched or traditional garments (dhoti/kurta or saree). Apply tilak.
Prepare the Puja Samagri
Arrange lamps, ghee, wicks, fresh flowers, akshatas, panchamritam, incense, and naivedyam on separate pure plates.
Place the Deity (Asanam)
Place a wooden peetham covered with red or yellow cloth. Consecrate the idol or framed portrait facing East or North.
Light the Lamp (Deeparadhana)
Light the brass or silver oil lamps using pure cow ghee or sesame oil with two wicks. Pray to the Divine Light.
Light Incense (Dhoopam)
Light natural dhoop or agarbatti to sanctify the atmosphere and invoke divine vibrations.
Perform Achamana (Purification)
Sip three drops of water from the right palm chanting Keshavaya Namah, Narayanaya Namah, Madhavaya Namah.
Take Sankalpa (Solemn Resolve)
Hold water, akshatas, and a coin in your right hand. State the location, tithi, your gotra, name, and spiritual intent.
Invoke the Deity (Avahanam & Prana Pratishtha)
Chant the Dhyana Shlokas with folded hands, inviting the divine presence of the Lord into the consecrated idol.
Perform Prescribed Puja (Shodashopachara)
Offer Padya, Arghya, Snana, Vastra, Gandha, Pushpa, and Archana with 108 Ashtottara names of the deity.
Chant Associated Mantra (Japa)
Recite the consecrated Moola Mantra, Gayatri Mantra, or Kavacham associated with the deity using a Japa Mala.
Offer Naivedyam
Sprinkle water with Tulasi or flower around the food offering. Chant the Amritopastaranamasi mantras.
Perform Mangala Aarti (Karpura Neerajanam)
Light pure camphor or ghee wicks. Wave the Aarti clockwise while ringing the bell and singing devotional hymns.
Offer Prarthana & Pradakshina (Prayer & Circumambulation)
Turn clockwise 3 times reciting "Yani Kani Cha Papani". Prostrate fully (Sashtanga Namaskaram) and seek forgiveness.
Take Theertham & Prasadam
Accept the consecrated Theertham and Prasadam with devotion, and distribute to all family members and devotees.
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