Janmashtami puja items, Janmashtami puja Process,Lord Krishna Process & Items, Krishna puja

Friday, January 8, 2010

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Janmashtami puja items:

New clothes, bansuri (flute) and zewarat (ornaments) for Lord Krishna
Shankha (conch shell),
Pooja thali (a metal plate containing the ingredients necessary for worship)
Ghanta (bell),
Diya (earthen lamp), chawal(rice), Elaichi(cardamom),
Supari (betel nut) and paan patta (betel leaves),
Mauli thread
Gangajal (Sacred water),
Sindoor (vermillion paste) for ‘tika’
Agarbatti (incense sticks),
Phool (flowers),
Ghee (clarified butter).
'Panchamrit' - milk, curd, gangajal, honey and ghee.
Artigranth(prayer book containing Shri Krishna’s arti)
Janmashtami Mithai (sweets for Janmashtami)

Janmashtami puja(Lord Krishna ) items:

Doodh (Milk),
Dahi (Buttermilk),
Janmashtami Mithai (sweets for Janmashtami)
Juices,
Zafran (Saffron),
Gulabjal (Rose water),
New Clothes or Vasthras (Dhoti/Sarees),
Ganga Jal (water from sacred River Ganga),
Phal (Fruits as coconuts),
Supari (betel nut) and paan patta (betel leaves),
Phool (flowers),
Korpur (Camphor),
Agarbatti (incense sticks),
Mala (Flower garland), if possible,
Some ‘prasada’(food offering) for ‘naivedya’.

Janmashtami puja(Lord Krishna )  Process:-

Special puja is performed in the temples in the Lord Krishna Janmashtami. The bid for the festival usually starts early in the morning, when a holy bath given to the idol of baby Krishna, using the holy water of the Hindus - Ganga Jal (water harvesting river Ganges). After bathing, the idol is adorned with new clothes (which are adorned with precious stones) that are made especially for the embellishment on the auspicious occasion. Yellow, orange and red may be the color of clothing. Thereafter, the idol is covered with jewels. The holy place is lit with diyas, while the chanting of mantras, the devotees and sing Bhajans praising the Lord Krishna. Then the idol is rocked in a cradle in the shells are blown. When the entire pooja is over, devotees break their fast by having "panchamrit. Thereafter, the Prasad is distributed among devotees.

Posted by Rahul at 1/08/2010 03:22:00 PM  

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