Puja at Jwalamukhi

Maa Baglamukhi is one of the ten Mahavidyas in the Hindu religion. Maa Baglamukhi is always associated with the power to immobilize enemies and obstacles. Devotees worship Maa Baglamukhi to get victory over their enemies. Maa Baglamukhi Puja and Hawan occur in the Jwala Mata. 

Jwaladevi temple is located in kandra Himachal Pradesh. Jwalamukhi temple is dedicated to "Goddess of Light". Jwala devi temple is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths. The word Jwala is a sanskrit Jwala means "Flame". It is beleived that Goddess sati's tongue was fallen at the place where Jwaladevi temple is located. The flames represent the nine forms of Goddess Durga - Mahakali, Annapurna, Chandi, Hinglaj, Vindhya Vasini, Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, Ambika and Anji Devi. Visiting this temple helps to cleanse the soul of the devotees.

In the Hindu religion, there are sixteen Sanskars in total, Mundan is the eighth Sanskar among them. Mundan is considered an important among all the sixteen sanskar. The mundan sanskar in Jwala Mata is also known as chudakaran. In this ritual shaving a baby's head for the first time. It is believed that the mental development of the person depends on the Mundan Sanskar ceremony. The sooner it is performed the better it is for the person. It is believed that it's necessary to do this vidhi because doing this vidhi protects the person from negative energies and brings good luck.

Naavchandi havan is a Havan which is performed in Jwala Mata to worship the nine forms of Goddess Durga. Navchandi Yagna is a religious ritual involving sacred fire and chanting of mantras. The Navchandi Havan involves the recitation of different forms of "Chandi Path" or "Durga Saptashati" which is a good sacred text that tells the story of Goddess Chandi's battles and victories over various demons and negative forces. 

The "64 Yoginis" refer to a group of goddesses. The number 64 is significant in this context because there are traditionally believed to be 64 Yoginis. In this 64 Yogini Pujan in Jwala Mata, Maa kalika is main and her 63 female Sakhiyan are present. It is also believed that all these goddesses are the incarnations of Kali Mata while fighting with a demon named Ghor. Das Mahavidyas and Siddha Vidyas are also counted among these sixty-four goddesses.

"Bhog" refers to the food that is offered to deities during worship or rituals. The bhog consists of various things like Fruit, Sweets, Cooked dishes and other vegetarian food items. In this Aarti and Solah Bhog in Jwala Mata after the offering of bhog to the deity is done it is distributed as prasad. It is believed that offering bhog to God is the best way of expressing devotion to the deities. 

Durga saptashati is also known as Devi Mahatmaya or chandi path. Maa Durga is pleased by performing Durga Saptashati path and Havan in Jwala Mata. Durga Saptashati path is dedicated to Durga devi. Both the Durga Saptashati Path and Havan are considered powerful ways to connect with the divine energy of Goddess Durga. This path and havan is performed to seek her blessings and protection.

Sat Means "Truth" Chandi Means “Goddess Chandi or Chandrika”. This form of chandi is powerful from of Goddess Durga. There are many forms of Shakti among which Maa Durga is the main one. The rituals of Maa Durga like Yagya Puja etc. are called Sat Chandi Havan which is carried out in Jwalamukhi. This is a special and extremely powerful ritual which invokes Saptashati mantras. Performing Sat chandi Havan devotees receives Blessing of ma chandi.

Aarti is a religious ritual of worship. During Aarti devotees express their devotion to the Goddess by singing arti and offering light in the form of diya. This ritual symbolises the removal of darkness and the presence of the divine light. Mangala arti is first arti in the morning. Mangala arti is important because it is performed in "Brahma muhurta" and also bhog is offered to the Goddess. In this arti and bhog ritual afternoon and evening both time arti is done and bhog is done. In the whole day, 5 times arti and bhog are offered to the Goddess at Jwalamukhi Temple in Jwala Mata.