Annapuja - Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple
About
Annapuja at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple in Vemulawada is a sacred ritual where devotees offer cooked food like rice, dal, sweets, and payasam to Lord Shiva with devotion. Considered a symbol of life energy, the food is blessed with mantras and later distributed as prasadam. Performing Annapuja is believed to remove poverty, bring abundance, peace, and prosperity. Often done during festivals or personal milestones, it highlights the spiritual value of anna daanam, a revered act in Shaivism.
Annapuja at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple begins with Sankalpam, stating the devotee’s name and intent. Food is prepared in a clean, sattvic manner without onion or garlic. Dishes like rice, dal, vegetables, sweets, and payasam are offered in a puja thali. Ganapati Puja is performed first, followed by invoking Lord Shiva with mantras. The food is offered with incense, lamp, and flowers, then aarti is done. The naivedyam becomes prasadam, later distributed to devotees and the needy with blessings.
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Benefits of Puja
Annapuja at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple is a sacred ritual symbolizing the pure offering of food to Lord Shiva. It is believed to remove poverty, hunger, and scarcity, bringing abundance, prosperity, and family well-being. The prasadam is shared with devotees and the poor, making it a powerful act of charity (Anna Daan) that generates good karma and removes past sins. Annapuja also fosters humility, gratitude, and devotion, enhancing spiritual growth and inviting divine blessings for health and happiness.
Place of Puja
At Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple
Required Things (Puja Samagri)
The puja samagri is included in the Dakshina
चावल (Rice),मूंग दाल / तुअर दाल (Moong dal / Toor dal),सब्ज़ियाँ (Vegetables),घी (Ghee),दूध (Milk),शक्कर / गुड़ (Sugar / Jaggery),पायसम या हलवा सामग्री (Ingredients for Payasam or Halwa),नमक (Salt – in small amount, as per tradition),फूल (Flowers),अगरबत्ती (Incense sticks),दीपक और बाती (Oil lamp and cotton wicks),कपूर (Camphor),पान के पत्ते और सुपारी (Betel leaves and areca nut),नारियल (Coconut),तुलसी या बेलपत्र (Tulsi leaves or Bilva leaves),जल / गंगाजल (Water / Ganga water),पूजा थाली और कलश (Puja plate and kalash),नैवेद्य थाली (Naivedyam plate for food offering),वस्त्र (Cloth for offering or covering),फल (Fruits).
When to Perform Annapuja - Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple?
01:00 PM TO 3:00 PM
Puja Duration
2 to 2.30 hours
Yajman Details
- Total Yajman: 2