how many of u do pooja daily at your home in this busy schedule? do u do morning pooja and aarti in the evening??? what process do u follow before and during poooja? how much time it takes??? Is it necessary to bath before pooja and can't do pooja without washing your hair if we eat non veg item???
Hi deepi as u r from Karnataka,u may know telugu. i do pooja everyday and do aarathi in the morning only.i don't do in evenings.i don't do head bath everyday but if u eat nonveg u should compulsory do head bath. Clean ur pooja room and phots too Kumkum samarpayami (offer kumkum to the photos) Gandham Samarpayami (Offer sandalwood paste/powder) Akshatham Samarpayami (Offer Akshatha/ Rice) Pushpam Samarpayami (Offer Flowers to the Lord) Ashthothtra Poojam Samarpayami (Offer the holy 108 names) Dhoopam Aaghraapayaami (Offer Fragrance / Agarbatti) Deepam Darshayaami (Offer light to the lord) Phalam Samarpayami (Offer Fruits to the Lord) Maha Nirajanam Samarpayami (Offer aarti to the Lord) Pradakshinam Samarpayami (Taking clockwise rounds of arti) Namaskaram Samarpayami (Offer Prostrations) Mantra Pushpam Samarpayami (Offer incantations and flowers) Praarthanaam Samarpayami (Offer prayers, request your desires) By doing all the things I mentioned, just say samarpayami.
thank you, i don't have any separate pooja room my mandir is kept in living room. Do u make sure that cleaning and moping are done before pooja?
Dear Deepi , I don't follow any strict rules dear . I have pooja room in my kitchen. i just clean the ashes from the previous day incense stick ,remove the old flower and offer new flower . I lit dheepam and incense stick both in the morning and evening. As am working I do my chanting of slogas along with my morning cooking . but I make a point to sit Atleast for few minutes infront of god and pray . But my evening pooja takes more than 30 minutes (after work). I clean the pooja room and wash the lamps etcetc only on Thursday . To me clean mind and heart is more important when you do pooja . Rest is up to every ones convenience .
Like luckwaves, I don't follow strict rules... I just remove the old candle and lit a new candle, I don't put flowers everyday as I don' take head bath everyday I don't feel to touch the photos..... then do chanting some mantra.....if that is also not possible sometime then while getting ready after bath I chant the mantra but I make sure to sit few min in the puja room. I used to lit candle in the evening also but since I have a baby it's not always possible to concentrate....so stopped the evening time puja... on fridays I take head bath and I clean photos....put chandan and sindur, fresh flowers.... I wish I can do everyday clean .... and spend some more time.
I usually bath in morning , may be once in 3 days. Whenever I head bath, I lit light and chant slokas. Other days I just chant slokas.
