Colourful Indians
Domestic Worship
Domestic worship is a simple worship made at home with family members. Offerings are made and prayers are said.
Temple Worship
Worship in a temple is the most elaborate.
Prayers mainly gather to pray at Mandir (Hindu Temple).
Kavadi Worship
It is a journey which begins with the asceticism of purification, the liminality of detachment, and enters the final phase with the devotee achieving the state of grace (arul) necssary to cross the succession of psychic boundaries which lead to the altar in the Cave.
Fasting Practice
Fasting is a practice where prayers can get closer to God. They can get harmony betwwen their mind and soul.
Practices and Worship
Guru
A guru is a leader of a who have made their name and work immortal and left behind a multitude of followers.
The Symbolism of Offering
Every object associated with the ritual of Puja or worship is symbolically significant. The statue or image of the deity, which is called 'Vigraha' means something that is devoid of the ill effects of the planets or 'grahas'.
How to Conduct Puja
Puja is a Hindu worship involves images (murtis), prayers (mantras) and diagrams of universe (yantras). It is a personal offerings to the deity, which is a individual worship rather than communal.