COMPLETE DIWALI POOJAN VIDHI IN HINDI AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Diwali Puja Process
A Diwali pooja is worship to the Deities of
the Hindu Religion in the form of prayer,
offerings and sacrifices. The day of Diwali is
important since it signifies the worship and
praise of devotees to the various deities; but
most importantly, it is a day of praise to
Goddess Lakshmi and by extension the
divine mother of the entire universe and the
earthly (physical) mother. Most devout
Hindus perform the Dipavali Pooja in a fixed,
ritualistic pattern, by celebrating in praise
and offerings to Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiva,
The Nine Planets, Kalsa (representing the
Universe) and Mother Lakshmi.
During the Dipavali Poojan, offerings are
made to the fire (Agni devta), which is
viewed as the mouth of the Divine- it is the
actual feeding of the God. During Diwali

IN HINDI LANGUAGE

Pooja, sixteen prescribed steps occur

(symbolic of the sixteen ceremonies to be
completed in the life span of a Hindu)
including the welcoming of the Deity, giving
the Deity a place to sit, the washing of the
feet, decorating the Deity, and the offering of
food items, clothing or money to seek
blessings.
Fresh, sweet-scented flowers along with
specific herbs and plants are used, as well as
Jhal/Phaag (a combination of milk, ghee,
honey and spices). The planting of flags with
significant colors associated with the deities
is used to symbolize the offerings. In
addition, this particular Pooja not only
celebrates happiness with light, but with
song, chanting, tasting of food, ringing of
bells, and the blowing of Conch shells as
blessings are bestowed among family
members.
Tiny lamps of clay are lighted to drive away
the shadows of evil spirits and Selfenlightenment is expressed. It is believed
that on this day Lakshmi visits each
household and showers her blessings on man
for plenty and prosperity. Once the
ceremonial worship is finished in the
evening, sweets are offered to the goddess as
"Naivedya" and distributed as "Prasad".
Feasts are arranged and gifts are exchanged
on this day. Gaily dressed men, women and
children go to temples and fairs, visit friends
and relatives.
One of the most curious customs, which
characterizes this festival of Dipavali, is the
indulgence of gambling, especially on a large
scale in North India. It is believed that
Goddess Parvati played dice with her
husband, Lord Shiva on this day and she
decreed that whosoever gambled on Diwali
night would prosper throughout the ensuring
year. This tradition of playing cards- flush
and rummy with stakes on this particular day
continues even to day.
Diwali is
the festival of Laxmi, the Goddess of
prosperity and wealth. It is believed that
Goddess Laxmi visit everyone during Diwali
and brings peace and prosperity to all. On the
night of Diwali "Lakshmi-Pujan" is
performed in the evenings. A traditional
Pujan is performed after sunset in all the
homes.
Five pieces of ghee diyas (lamps) are lit in

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front of the deities, naivedya of traditional

sweets is offered to the Goddess and
devotional songs are sung in praise of
Goddess Laxmi. After Deepawali Puja
people light diyas (lamps) in their homes to
usher in light and clear the darkness from the
world.
In villages cattle are adorned and worshipped
by farmers as they form the main source of
their income. In south, cows are offered
special veneration as they are supposed to be
the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi and
therefore they are adorned and worshipped
on this day.

Step By Step Diwali Pujan:

First clean the Puja room and then
Bathe each Deity (Lakshmi &
Ganesh) first with water, then with
panchamitra/or rose water, followed
by water once more
Now put Deepak (Lamp) in front of
the Deities - As the tiny diyas of clay
are lighted to drive away the
shadows of evil spirits
Make a Panchamitra with 5
ingredients of milk, curd, ghee
(clarified butter), sugar & Honey.
Place Few mithais, snacks & fruits as
a prashad.
Make offerings of flowers, Abir (red
colour), Sindoor (vermillion) and
Haldi (turmeric). Light the Agarbatti
(incense sticks) and lamps filled with
Ghee.
Now make offerings of Fruit, Sweet
dishes (mithai), Salty snacks
(Mathis, Ghathia, Namakpare) and
offer Dakshina (token money),
which could be given to the poor. In
the end offer paan (betel leaves),
cloves. Now pray to the deities to
seek their blessings.
Ganesh Pooja : Ganesh Puja is a
must for deepawli Puja. (Lord
Ganesha is to be worshipped in all
pujas before any other God or
Goddess.) (Ganesh Aarti is sung)
Laxmi Pooja : Place Lotus and other
flowers at her feet as an offering. A
silver coin is placed in front of the
Goddess during the puja. Now
perform Aarti with flowers in hand
(Lakshmi Aarti is sung). After
Deepawali Pujan have the Prasad

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