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Foreword The scriptures tell us that in this modern age, the easiest path to the Godhead is through Bhakti Yoga, the Yoga of devotion. [ More... ] Preface Worshipping ought to be a personal experience. At the philosophical level, the object of worship is worship itself. [ More... ] Preparation First and foremost begin with cleansing, i.e. clean the area where the altar is to be set up. [ More... ] Altar Set Up The Altar which we need to perform the Puja described here. [ More... ] Prayers to Mahaganapati, Guru And Godhead Before starting the puja proper, it is essential to contemplate Mahaaganapati to assure ourselves. [ More... ] Shuddhi (Cleaning) In order to assure ourselves that any and all evil tendencies are removed from the worship room. [ More... ] Prayer The important Prayer required before starting Puja. [ More... ] Upachaaraas Now we are ready to invoke Ganapati and offer Upachaaraas (reception with reverence). [ More... ] Pradakshina Now stand up and do a pradakshina (circumambulation) three times turning to your right. [ More... ] Conclusion We conclude the puja ceremony by chanting the following shlokas. [ More... ] List Of Materials Needed The Material which we should have before conducting Puja are listed here. [ More... ] Other Puja Booklets In The Series Some important books regarding puja described here. [ More... ] Talks And Published Papers By The Author Some of the important talks and published papers by the author. [ More... ] The Author - Dr. Srinivasan Dr. Srinivasan was born in the village of Amruthur, Kunigal Taluk in the Karnataka State. [ More... ] Acknowledgement I want to thank my wife Kamla, my brother Chi. A. V. Narasimhan and my daughter Sandhya for patiently reviewing the drafts and making valuable suggestions and comments. [ More... ]

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Published on: 2003-03-08 (14085 reads)