Puja:

puja , in Hinduism, ceremonial worship, ranging from brief daily rites in the home to elaborate temple rituals. The word puja is derived from the Dravidian pu (“flower”). In its simplest form, puja usually consists of making an offering of flowers or fruit to an image or statue (murti) of a god. The components of a puja vary greatly according to the sect, community, region in India or neighboring countries, time of day, needs of the worshipper, and religious text followed. Generally ... Puja at Home: A Personal and Intimate Offering The Home Shrine In many Hindu households, a special corner or room is dedicated as a home shrine, often with images or statues (murtis) of deities like Lakshmi, Ganesha, Shiva, or Krishna. This space becomes a personal temple — a place of prayer, silence, and sanctity. Daily puja at home may be simple, but it is powerful. Lighting a lamp, offering water, chanting a mantra, or simply bowing in silence — these gestures create sacred continuity ... PUJA IN HINDUISM Puja is Adoration or Worship of the God with which who you share a devotional and emotional bond. Puja is the ceremonial worship of God to please him. Puja ranges from brief daily rituals in the home to elaborate rituals at the temple. In fact, as per or Vedas, a Puja is deemed complete hen Ahuti is given to Agni Dev in the form of a Homam. Thus, Puja and Homam share an intangible bond. In the holy scripture Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna proclaims "patram pushpam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati tad aham bhakty-upahritam ashnami prayatatmanah" "He who offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water,...