The right way to use essential pooja items

Puja is the act of worshiping and forming a spiritual connection with God, while performing the Pooja ceremony there are few rituals and these rituals require certain puja saman such as Kalash, incense sticks, puja thali, flowers or garlands, Diya, deity, or idols, kumkum, and others brought from the religious store. Some of these are considered essentials to use with mantras or prayer. Everything that you use during pooja has spiritual and Vedic significance which requires certain rules to follow such as flowers symbolizing the inner good, fruits or Bhog symbolize surrender, each incense stick burning symbolizes the desires we have, Diya represent the light of knowledge, etc.

Whenever you are performing a pooja ceremony, you need to follow these rules to make sure you use puja essentials in the right method to attract positive energy and drive away from the evil energy in the atmosphere.

Here are a few puja essentials and the way to use them for the Pooja ceremony –

Kalash – Kalash is the significance of life, abundance, and wisdom, and is used in puja for its Vedic and spiritual reasons. During the churning of the ocean, Lord Vishnu brought Kalash filled with Amrit, all the gods consumed Amrit from Kalash. It is said that they reside in Kalash. When using Kalash for puja, Place the idol and Kalash in the northeast corner of your house or in the northeast direction of your mandir. Fill the Kalash with holy water and establish it with rice. You can purchase handcrafted and various Kalash from Satvik.

Diya – during worship, two types of Diyas are enlightened in front of God, which consists of Ghee and oil-lighted Diyas. If you are using ghee to lighten Diya, the Diya will light or flame on the left side is considered auspicious. Make sure you light up or place Diya on the life side of the god statue when using ghee. If you are using oil for lighting Diya, make sure you light up or place it on the right side of the deity, so that the flame is in front of the god. Whenever you are performing pooja, make sure the ghee or oil is of enough quality and arranged properly as it should not be off during your worship. It is considered inauspicious if the light turns off while worshiping.