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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various acts or forms of worship consisting primarily of prayers and offerings to a god.
- noun Worship characterized by such acts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Hindu rite or ceremony of religion.
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- noun A
Hindu religious ritual as an act ofworship .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This puja is conducted to ensure abundance in ones life.
Shree Satya Narayan Puja « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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Since the season of the puja is Bengali: শরৎ Shôrot, autumn, it is also known as Bengali: শরদিয়া Shôrodia.
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In most temples in India, aarti is performed at least twice a day, after the ceremonial puja, which is the time when the largest number of devotees congregates.
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Most evenings I simply prayed at my puja a Sanskrit word for “altar”, as I follow an Indian-based spiritual path.
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Most evenings I simply prayed at my puja a Sanskrit word for “altar”, as I follow an Indian-based spiritual path.
Share The Care Cappy Capossela 2004
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Most evenings I simply prayed at my puja a Sanskrit word for “altar”, as I follow an Indian-based spiritual path.
Share The Care Cappy Capossela 2004
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Srikalahasti Temple and perform the famous rahu-ketu puja, that is believed to photo: US Navy/U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
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The puja is a ritual performed by Ayyappa devotees when they give up worldly pleasures before undertaking the pilgrimage to the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala.
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Performing 'puja' and singing melodious religious hymns outside the temple compound, most of the Pandits said they will pray for absolute peace in their prayers.
Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits,visit their homeland to pay obeisance at Kheer Bhawani in Kashmir 2009
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Performing 'puja' and singing melodious religious hymns outside the temple compound, most of the Pandits said they will pray for absolute peace in their prayers.
Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits,visit their homeland to pay obeisance at Kheer Bhawani in Kashmir 2009
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After arriving at K2 base camp, at about 17,000 feet, the team held a puja, a ceremony to pay respect to the mountain and ask for safe passage.
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ecrivaine33 commented on the word puja
What Is the Inner Importance of Puja?
The traditional rite of worship, called puja, is a sanctified act of the highest importance for the Hindu. It is the invoking of God Siva and the Gods and the heartfelt expression of our love, devotion and surrender. Aum.
Bhashya
Puja is a ceremony in which the ringing of bells, passing of flames, presenting of offerings and chanting invoke the devas and Mahadevas, who then come to bless and help us. Puja is our holy communion, full of wonder and tender affections. It is that part of our day which we share most closely and consciously with our beloved Deity; and thus it is for Saivites the axis of religious life. Our worship through puja, outlined in the Saiva Agamas, may be an expression of festive celebration of important events in life, of adoration and thanksgiving, penance and confession, prayerful supplication and requests, or contemplation at the deepest levels of superconsciousness. Puja may be conducted on highly auspicious days in a most elaborate, orthodox and strict manner by the temple pujaris, or it may be offered in the simplest form each morning and evening in the home shrine by any devotee. The Vedas proclaim, "Sacrifice resembles a loom with threads extended this way and that, composed of innumerable rituals. Behold now the fathers weaving the fabric; seated on the outstretched loom. 'Lengthwise! Crosswise!' they cry." Aum Namah Sivaya.
December 29, 2006
seanahan commented on the word puja
I first learned this word from an episode of Sports Night.
December 29, 2006