Indian Way of Puja for various communities

Indian Puja varies from community to community but we will try to bring you the most prevelant ways to conduct your puja.

Please be on the look out as we add pages for the following puja customs.

  • Durga Puja
  • Ritual Practice, Foodstuff, Sweets offered for Durga,Durga Puja Fast. Method to perform Durga Puja.
  • Saraswati Puja
  • Methods for Saraswati Puja to worship Goddess Saraswati and saraswati puja mantras.
  • Ganesh Puja
  • Myths about Lord Ganesha, Names of Lord Ganesha and How to do Ganesh Puja.
  • Shiva Puja
  • Method to perform Shiva Puja, Shiv (lingam) Prayers
  • Kali Puja
  • Mythology and Goddess Kali, sweets and the Prasad meant for kali puja.
  • Lakshmi Puja
  • Online Guide to methods to perform Lakshmi Puja. Lakshmi Puja Sweets and Recipes
  • Satyanarayana Puja
  • How to conduct Satyanarayana Pooja.
  • Shivaratri Puja
  • Methods to perform Shivratri Puja. Shivratri Sweets and other Prasad recipes
  • Wedding Puja
  • The major ritual of Hindu marriage ceremony. Wedding Puja/rituals of the different states, regions and communities.
  • Visakha Puja
  • Riruals related to Visakha Pooja that marks the birth, enlightenment and Nirvana of Lord Buddha and also his Death.
  • Guru Puja
  • Guru puja also known as the Vyas Puja, is celebrated on purnima which falls in the month of Ashada.
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