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  2. Puja (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    The word puja is roughly translated into English as 'reverence, honour, homage, adoration, or worship'. [3] Puja (পুজো / পুজা in bangla), the loving offering of light, flowers, and water or food to the divine, is the essential ritual of Hinduism. For the worshipper, the divine is visible in the image, and the divinity sees the ...

  3. Shri - Wikipedia

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    ශ්‍රී (Sri or Sree) also ශ්රී (Sri or Sree) or සිරි (Siri) Meaning "resplendent", as in Sri Lanka, "Resplendent Island". Tamil: ஸ்ரீ (Sri or Sree) The Tamil equivalent tiru is also used. Telugu: శ్రీ (Sri or Sree) Thai: ศิริ (Siri) and ศรี (Sri or Sree or Si) Used in many Thai place names ...

  4. Vidyāraṃbhaṃ - Wikipedia

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    After a child completes four years of age, on the occasion of Vijayadashami, the father or the instructor of the child chants and writes either the Panchaksharam or the Ashtaksharam mantra on whole wheat or grains of rice, piled on a banana leaf, placed in front of a puja. Holding the hand of the child, the father or the instructor traces the ...

  5. Shri Vidya - Wikipedia

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    ' 'knowledge', 'learning', 'lore', or 'science' '; [1] sometimes also spelled Sri Vidya or Shree Vidya) is a Hindu Tantric religious system devoted to the Goddess. Shri Vidya developed out of various influences, especially Kāśmīr Shaivism , and its doctrines remain similar to this tradition.

  6. Hindu iconography - Wikipedia

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    A visible 1/3rd Shiva Pooja bhagam or Pooja bhaga (also known as Rudra bhagam or Rudra bhaga) which is top most part which is worshiped. It is circular in cross section and cylindrical in shape. It represents Rudra (Shiva), the destroyer of the world. It is known as Pooja bhagam because this part is worshipped. [9]

  7. Parashurama Kalpasutra - Wikipedia

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    Parashurama composed the Kalpasutra, emphasizing the importance of ‘Urdhvamnaya’ (the tradition of the above) where he has shown the importance of the esoteric rituals through proper contraction of external rituals like japa, puja, mudras, pranayama, etc. and revealed the secrets of the symbols and the mantras for awakening the inner senses ...

  8. Varalakshmi Vratam - Wikipedia

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    Varalakshmi Vratam (Sanskrit: वरलक्ष्मी व्रतम्, romanized: Varalakṣmī Vratam), also called Varalakshmi Puja, is a Hindu observance to propitiate the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. [1] Varalakshmi is the manifestation of Lakshmi who grants boons (varam).

  9. Varahi - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Vidya tradition of Shaktism elevates Varahi to the status of Para Vidya ("transcendental knowledge"). [16] The Devi mahatmya suggests evoking Varahi for longevity. [10] Thirty yantras and thirty mantras are prescribed for the worship of Varahi and to acquire siddhis by her favour. This, according to the scholar Rath, indicates her power.