All auspicious functions commence with the lighting of the Diya lamp, this is often maintained right through the occasion, festival, ritual or pooja. Light symbolizes knowledge and darkness represents ignorance. Ishwar/Bhagwan(God) is the principle of knowledge who is the source, the enlivener and the illuminator of all knowledge. Knowledge removes ignorance just as light removes […]
Pooja is a ritualistic worship. This is a Sanskrit word which means “to honour or worship”. It is the most popular form of ritualistic worship Hindus that have followed over the centuries. A Pooja involves an elaborate series of ritualistic `offering’ of goods, services and gestures of hospitality to honour one’s favourite deity in the […]
I grew up watching my mother worship every morning. She would light a small clay lamp, called a Deeya, and burn incense in front of an idol of goddess Durga, meaning “fortress” or “protector.” She would then fold her palms together, close her eyes and mutter a prayer, her head bowed. My father never joined […]
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