Maha Shodashopachara Pooja At Birbhum

The Maha Shodashopachar Durga puja performed at the Shaktipith Mata Mahishamardini Temple in Bakreshwar is a highly revered ritual. This temple is one of the Shakti peethas. It is believed that the portion between the eyebrows(bhru-madhya) of Goddess Sati fell. This puja is performed with 16 specific offerings or steps of service dedicated to the deity.

What is Shodashopachara Puja?

Shodashopachara Pooja is a traditional Hindu Puja method where the deity is worshipped with 16 steps (Shadosha = 16, Upachara = services). In this ritual, devotees offer different items and services like water, flowers, food, clothes, and aarti to show complete respect and devotion to the deity. Each step represents a way of welcoming and honoring God as a guest. This puja is defined as a full and proper way of worship that brings peace and holy blessings into life.

Birbhum Durga Shodashopachara Pooja Booking

Performing a complete and traditional Durga worship becomes easier when all rituals are properly arranged with guidance. Birbhum Durga Shodashopachara Pooja booking allows devotees to offer the full 16-step puja to Maa Durga with proper Vidhi, including flowers, bhog, aarti, and sacred offerings. Many devotees choose Birbhum for this puja due to its strong spiritual atmosphere and connection with Shakti worship. You can easily complete your Durga Shodashopachara Pooja booking in Birbhum through our religious site, YatraDham.Org, where trusted and knowledgeable pandits complete puja samagri, and proper arrangements are provided for your smooth and devotional experience. This puja is believed to bring peace, protection, and blessings into life.

This puja includes 16 steps

1. Avahana means inviting goodness for the ceremony

2. Asana means offering a consecrated seat.

3. Padya means washing the goddess's feet.

4. Arghya means offering scented water to the hands

5. Achman means offering water for sipping

6. Madhuparka means offering a mixture of honey, curd,gh, ee, and sugar

7. Snan means holy bath with milk, honey, and ghee

8. Vastra means clofferingsnigs to the goddess, like a silk saree.

9. Alankar means gold/silver ornaments.

10. Gandha means applying sandalwood paste and vermilion(sindoor).

11. Pushpa means offering fresh flowers and bel patra.

12. Dhupa means lighting incense to purify the air.

13. Deep means waving a ghee lamp to represent light and knowledge.

14. Naivedya means offering the bhog to the goddess.

15. Tambul means offering betel leaves and nuts to the goddess

16. Nirajana means arti is performed.

Note: Customer has to reach early morning for this puja between 5:00 AM and 7:00 AM.

Shodashopachara Puja Cost in Mahishamardini Temple, Suiri

The price of Shodashopachara Poojan in West Bengal generally starts from Rs. 6799, which depends on the type of puja, number of pandits, and inclusions like necessary samagri and arrangements.