It is one of a kind of festival where people from all region and place come together. It is celebrated all over the country with tremendous enthusiasm. Also, there are many people who also decide to perform such puja at home only. People nowadays prefer to perform the puja in their home and keeps the deity more than one day in their home. On the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi with a huge procession and full of rituals the deity is immersed in lake or pond. Continue reading Procedure of Performing Ganesh Chaturthi at Home
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Monday Puja, and Procedure and Benefits
On Mondays, people shower Lord Shiva with all the prayers and love. It is said that pleasing Lord Shiva is extremely easy. Hence, people usually fast for the whole day and offer special prayers to the Lord for a blissful life.
Preparation:
The fasting, once started, must be continued for 16 weeks. When one observes the fast, they must first wake up early every Monday morning. After completing the morning ablutions, they must first clean the altar or Mandir. Once clean, light diyas with gingelly oil. Decorate the idol or the picture of Lord Shiva using Chandan and colorful flowers. While you are offering beautiful flowers to Lord Shiva, keep chanting the Lord’s name. You can chant ‘Om Namah Shivay’.
Before concluding the pooja, one must offer, betel leaves, coconut, fresh fruits, and a sweet dish that is freshly made at home using very fine ingredients. Always remember, when you are cooking for the Lord, you must always commence once you take your bath and never try to taste it, it must remain untouched till you offer it to Lord Shiva.
Today, there are very many online puja stores to make things easier for you. This way, you are offered a vast variety and can choose the best ingredients. Also, it is extremely time-saving. Even if you are in the office, you can buy all the puja items easily.
Ingredient and Procedure:
You can perform Monday prayers even if you are not fasting. For this, the procedure is a little different. You will need; Shiv Ling, milk, honey, water, curds, ghee, sugar, bilva leaves, Chandan, flowers, vibhuti, oil, diyas and incense sticks. As mentioned, before you begin the prayers, you must cleanse yourself thoroughly. You can recite mantras like Shiva Bija Mantra, Maha mrityunjay mantra etc. First, light the lamp and burn the incense sticks. Then, offer fresh fruits and adorn Lord Shiva with flowers. After the mantras, give the idol of Lord Shiva a bath with water and then perform Panchamrit Abhisheka. For this, mix honey, sugar, ghee, curd, and milk (this is the panchamrit). Finally, offer the panchamrit to all the family members. One can buy puja samagri online if you are not able to find all these ingredients in your nearby market.
Benefits:
Praying to Lord Shiva is extremely beneficial. Shiva protects you from all the negativity and keeps Shani away. It will also keep you healthy and prevent any major diseases or problems. If you are trying to advance in your career, Lord Shiva will help you attain all the professional success. It is said that fasting for 16 weeks will also help you find the husband of your dreams.
For a successful and harmonious marriage, offer Lord Shiva your prayers. He, the mighty Lord, always offers his support and strength when pleased with you. Hence, whenever you are in a difficult situation, Shiva will surely help you get rid of all your troubles and give you that much-needed courage to face the world.
When you offer your Monday prayers regularly, it will help you achieve Moksha or salvation in your afterlife and help you achieve peace.
Get Rid of Negative Energy at Your Home with These Simple & Effective Steps
Have you heard of the saying, ‘Home Sweet Home’? It is, isn’t it? That is because we shed all our inhibitions and feel safe in our home, a place where we feel the most comfortable. The walls of our house are always there with us through thick and thin. From our emotional tears to the tears of joy, it has seen it all. According to our ‘Shastras’, the powerful emotions that we feel influences our environment. Our house is basically like a sponge, it absorbs all the energy, both positive and negative, of all the people who reside in the house and of the ones who visit. Hence, the accumulated energy has the strength to create a strong impact on the members of that household.
However, there is no need to worry or ponder about this factor seriously. Make sure you always cleanse your house to flush out all the negativity. Vaastu helps you completely cleanse the house without spending much money, thus creating a positive environment.
Sea Salt
These sparkly crystals are the best way to get rid of all the negativity from your house. If you are someone who has several carpets laid down in your house, then just sprinkle some salt on the carpet and wait for an hour, vacuum it. Another alternative it to place a bowl filled with salt in the corners of your house. This will flush out all the negativity once and for all.
Sage
Sage leave help you prevent and get rid of negativity and balances the environment around you. Take a heat proof pot and light some incense sticks. Burn dry sage leaves in the pot, letting the smoke pass through you and surround the house. This also gives you emotional stability.
Keep your house alive
Try to keep the windows of your house open, as much as you can. Fresh air brings in positivity. Make sure you regularly rearrange your furniture. Negative energy needs something to hold on to and when you rearrange things, it simply goes always. Always keep your environment happy. This is an ancient Feng Shui tactic to help stay away from negativity.
Camphor and cloves
Take a heat proof bowl and burn camphor and cloves together every morning and evening to get rid of all the negativity from your house and this will also help you improve your luck when it comes to monetary desires.
Cedar
Cedar leaves are an incredible way to push away all the negativity from your house. Just take a heat proof bowl and burn some cedar leaves. Let this energy surround all the corners of the house. This also helps you declutter your mind.
Rosemary
Take some dry rosemary leaves and burn it in a heat proof bowl. This is not just good for your house, but good for your health also. It improves mental health, strengthens family bonds, gives you good sleep and of course throws away all the negativity.
Why People Love to Purchase Pooja Items Online?
People now in India loves to do pooja items online purchase that can be offered to the deity as well. Pooja definitely is a pivotal part of any Hindu religion and it is celebrated throughout the year. Many people live in the place where it becomes difficult to find each and every puja items properly. Thus, in those areas, it becomes really a problematic situation from buying all puja materials from a single retailer. It is very important that while conducting the puja all the materials must be present. A priest while performing the puja always ensures that all the puja essentials must be present otherwise incompletion of puja essentials might keep the puja incomplete. Continue reading Why People Love to Purchase Pooja Items Online?
Sudarshan Homam-Procedure, Benefits and When To Perform
The word Sudarshan is made from ‘Su’– Correct or ‘darshana’ means Vision. It is also known as ‘Vision of which is Auspicious’. Sudarshan is another name used for Lord Vishnu’s wheel who used to destroy enemies with his weapons. Lord Vishnu used this weapon in his right hand and use it to protect the universe from any harmful activity. Lord Vishnu is the supreme God who helps to live life in a right way by eliminating all kinds of perils and obstructions. Homam enhances the capabilities of a person to overcome karmic, financial and health problems. It will also help you get relief from the negative effects caused due to an erroneous combination of planets in a horoscope. It ensures security by removing negative forces from your life. This chakra is believed to be 100 times more powerful than the radiance of the Sun. It is the most powerful protective factor for people who follows Dharam and the Lord. Continue reading Sudarshan Homam-Procedure, Benefits and When To Perform
Discover the Rituals to Perform Shiv Puja at Your House
Shiva the God who is known as a creator as well as destroyer is the only sole trinity in the entire Hindu culture. He puts an end in all mortal life. Due to this reason during any Hindu cremation it is important to keep a statue of Lord Shiva. Most of the people do Shiv Puja at home because it is believed that praying to Lord Shiva everyday has much kind of benefits. Continue reading Discover the Rituals to Perform Shiv Puja at Your House
Discover the Process of Lakshmi Puja at Home
Laksmi Puja is definitely a vital part of Hindu puja ritual and worshipping Goddess Laksmi is considered to be an auspicious ritual which most of the Hindu household perform in their home. But, though in entire Indian culture the process of worshipping Goddess Lakshmi varies from one region to another. Somewhere either some ritual is similar or different from each other. But, no matter whatever may be the rituals here are some common aspects which are associated with the puja of Goddess Lakshmi, whom we considered the Goddess of wealth as well as prosperity. Continue reading Discover the Process of Lakshmi Puja at Home
Akshaya Tritiya Puja – Get fulfilled all your wishes
As we know that Hindus celebrates many festivals and Akshaya Tritiya Puja is one of the most auspicious ones among the Hindus. The day is considered to be so auspicious that on this day people considered to start up new things or buy new things. Also, there are many households where on this day traditional ceremonies were also performed. The literally meaning of the word “Akshaya” is indestructible. Thus, because of this particular reason, this day is considered as auspicious and it is believed that investing anything on this day is highly appreciable. As per the Hindu Lunar Calendar, this day is celebrated on the third day of Shukla Paksha and it is generally held in the month of Vaisakh. Also, this particular date or day is considered to be very auspicious for marriages apart from beginning something new. Many people on this day choose to buy jewellery made of gold and also diamond because this day is the best date when both the sun and the moon placed together perfectly.
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Importance and Benefits of Keeping Shiva Lingam At Home
The Shiva Lingam is actually the representation of the divinity of Lord Shiva and also it is kept in many temples and homes. It is also popular that nowadays you can find the same in many puja stores online. In the classic culture of Hindu religion, the Shiva Linga is actually seen as the representative of The Lord himself which means that in many families people worship the Linga as a form of Lord Shiva. Also, along with the Linga, the yoni is kept with that which is basically a symbol of Shakti or a feminine creative energy. It is said that the unity of Shiva Linga and Yoni is actually brought the positive energy in both male and female species through which actually all the lives originated. Shiva Linga is actually is also known as the Cosmic Egg which means that it does not have any starting or end in its life. It is also believed by the people that in this world where every day something or other is evolving and also merges and breaks down eventually to continue the process of this system. In this way, it is said that Shiva Lingam is considered as the most forward way of development in the entire system. Continue reading Importance and Benefits of Keeping Shiva Lingam At Home
Hawan – A Quintessential Part of Hindu Worship
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions that comprises of rituals for every kind of occasion. It can be your child rice ceremony, for buying a new house, Navaratri puja or any kind of puja, for every occasion certain rules and rituals are performed. One of the most important rituals which are performed in Hindu puja is the Hawan. It is actually a sacred ritual where the worshipper made offerings to the fire. Continue reading Hawan – A Quintessential Part of Hindu Worship