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Plate RIT · PUJAPujaPuja

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Ritual tradition

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Puja

Puja

household · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Ritual worship through sixteen offerings called Shodashopachara: invocation, seat, water, bath, clothing, sandal, flowers, incense, lamp, food, and farewell to the deity.

iiNames in other languages

  • पूजा

    hin · Deva

    षोडशोपचार से देवता की पूजा — आवाहन, आसन, पाद्य, अर्घ्य, आचमन, स्नान, वस्त्र, चंदन, पुष्प, धूप, दीप, नैवेद्य, और विसर्जन।

  • பூஜை

    tam · Taml

  • పూజ

    tel · Telu

  • ಪೂಜೆ

    kan · Knda

  • പൂജ

    mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

2 attested

  • smarta-pancha-devata

  • bengali-durga-puja

ivPerforming temples

218 attested

vProvenance

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  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation
  3. Performing temples218 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition

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