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Kanya Pujan: Divine concluding ceremony of Navratri
Goddess Durga is the divya-shakti, which can be a bounty of love and care as well as the source of destruction too. She symbolises the power of divine mother as even the Gods pay homage to her strength. Adoring Ma durga during nine days by keeping fasts and worshipping her is the perfect way to realize our upmost goal and motive of existence, which gets blur in the magical world of materialism.
Kanya Pujan marks the ending ceremony of the auspicious Navratri and is conducted on Ashtami or Navami day of Navratri. It is also known as ‘Kumari puja’, a ritual of worshipping young girls symbolising Goddess Durga. Homage is paid to nine small girls and one boy through this ritual. Special food is prepared according to the varied rituals among family, which is offered to the nine girls in the form of nine devis. Certain dakshina or new utensils are also offered to them. Then the prasadam is consumed by the family to break their fast and mark the completion of auspicious navratri.
Devotees should read the last chapter of Durga Saptashati and chant mantras to welcome the kids. The ceremony should begin by washing their feet and then tying ‘mauli’ (red thread) on their wrists. Special puri, halwa and chana are offered to them along with fruits. People should touch their feet and seek blessings from them by pleasing these young kids.
Worshipping the kanyas helps the devotees to receive wisdom, moksha, strength, wealth and dharma. Mantra for kanya pujan is as follows:
मंत्राक्षरमयीं लक्ष्मीं मातृणां रूपधारिणीम्।
नवदुर्गात्मिकां साक्षात् कन्यामावाहयाम्यहम्।।
जगत्पूज्ये जगद्वन्द्ये सर्वशक्तिस्वरुपिणि।
पूजां गृहाण कौमारि जगन्मातर्नमोस्तु ते।।
Holika Dahan: Celebration and Significance
The vibrant and colorful festival of Holi is really close and the preparations and celebrations are already at its high pace. With the increased craze and unity of diverse cultures, this festival is not only popular among Hindus but also among non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as in parts of Europe and North America.
Celebrations, however, start with a Holika Pujan on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. This puja is a very significant part of the whole festival. Although it is usually associated with the bon-fire or Holika Dahan in the late pre-evening of Holi, it starts way before.
Focusing at the scientific importance of Holika Dahan, it is vital for cleansing the bacteria and germs generated in the mutation period of winter and spring. The high temperature while burning the woods i.e. almost 145 degrees Fahrenheit removes the harmful germs and bacteria from the atmosphere and also from our bodies when we revolve around it. It is the period when people feel lethargic and drowsy. Holi provides them the opportunity to wear off their laziness, by enjoying themselves thoroughly.
On this occasion, burning the Holika signifies an end to all the evil thoughts and getting rid of all the sins. Thus, at this time, if you ask for any good things while mother Holika is burning then they will come true. Various Indian cultures even consider it to be integral in the form of long-life of the husband and a prosperous married life. Not only this, the left over ashes from the dahan if collected by people on the next day constitutes of the actual holi-prasad and smearing it on limbs of the body purifies and heals them.
Thus apart from colors and fun filled-frolic celebrations, Holi and its traditions hold lot more for us.
Personal Occasion Puja: Namkaran Puja
Modern day numerology suggests that the name and meaning of child has life-long influence on the career Paath, events and destiny of person. Vedic astrology indicates the first letter of the name of child as per the birth chart.
Just like christening of child is very important in Christian religion, it is important that we invoke blessing God through yagna and finalizing the name of child in consonance with esoteric forces according to the Hindu Vedas. Through this ceremony, the family members, friends and relatives participate together and accept the new arrival in society with their affection and blessings.
This is a function of the ceremony is also for guardian devas (angels) to connect with the individual so they can start guiding him or her in their life. The Namakarana samskara can be a simple or elaborate ceremony.
This ceremony is conducted to christen the child as per Hindu vedas and religion. In this ceremony, parents and family members of the child can give the blessings and give their wishes for the bright future of the child.
From Shubhpuja’s end, we send you qualified pandits to perform this auspicious ceremony in the most elaborate manner to reap the best benefits for your child. We even take care of the Muhurat and Samagri, in case of that need.
Shubhpuja has a set of of highly qualified pandits, trained in Jataka Shastra and are capable of giving you high-level spiritual experiences!
Marriage Puja: Roka & Gauri Pujan
We Indians have spent our lives going to one wedding or the other every now and then. This makes us all experts on how to prepare for and plan the whole ceremony from its very basic stage. However, we all do realize that no matter how long ago things are decided upon, the real excitement only starts with the Roka & Gauri Pujan!
In hindu weddings, a roka ceremony is performed where the girl and the boy are considered to be engaged and allowed to court each other. After this ceremony, they are not allowed to consider other matches for marriage. The wedding date is fixed after roka.
The roka ceremony is performed at an auspicious time (Muhurat time advised by Shubhpuja experts) which is determined as per the horoscopes of the bride and groom and favourable planetary positions. At this function, a gauri ganesh puja havan/homam for the happiness of the couple is performed.
We at Shubhpuja are you perfect guides through all the marriage pujas including the Roka and Gauri Pujan. We send you a qualified Shastri pandit trained in Hindu Vedic Shastras will conduct roka puja at devotees preferred location (home, office, temple etc.) and time (or muhurat time suggested by Shubhpuja).
We send our pandits abroad to conduct the pujas. Please get in touch with us to find out more details.
We will assist in organizing puja ceremony according to Hindu customs and traditions.
We will offer:
– Gauri ganesh puja
– Havan for happy love life
– Facilitate teeka ceremony
As per you’re your requirements and choice we even take care of the samagri for the ceremony.
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