For the puja, it is important for a devotee to set an Idol or Icon or a picture or even symbolic holy object, such as the shivalingam, salagrama, or yantra before them to help them contemplate and revere god through the image. For most, it is difficult to concentrate and the mind keeps wavering, so the image can be considered as an actualized form of the ideal and this makes it easy to focus. According to the concept of ‘Archavatara,’ if the puja is performed with utmost devotion, during puja god descends and it is the image that houses Almighty.
Puja is worship. The Sanskrit term puja is used in Hinduism to refer to the worship of a deity through observance of rituals including daily prayer offerings after a bath or as varied as the following:
- Sandhyopasana: The meditation on God as the light of knowledge and wisdom at dawn and dusk
- Aarti: Ritual of worship in which light or lamps are offered to the deities amid devotional songs and prayer chants.
- Homa: The offering of oblations to the deity in a duly consecrated fire
- Jagarana: Keeping vigil at night amidst much devotional singing as a part of spiritual discipline.
- Upavasa: Ceremonial fasting.
All these rituals for puja are a means to achieve purity of mind and focusing on the divine, which Hindus believe, can be a fitting stepping stone to knowing the Supreme Being or Brahman.
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