Dash Bhuja Ganpati Temple Pune - Shree Ganesh Abhishek

Shree Ganesh Abhishek - Dash Bhuja Ganpati Temple Pune

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The 16 Upchar Puja, also known as Shodashopachara Puja, is a traditional and highly revered ritual performed to honor Lord Ganesha, especially during Ganesh Chaturthi. This ritual involves 16 steps of offerings and services, symbolizing complete devotion and hospitality toward the deity. These steps include avahan (invocation), asana (offering seat), padya (washing feet), arghya (offering holy water), achamana (sipping water), snana (bathing the idol), and alankara (decorating the idol), among others. Each step holds deep spiritual significance and is accompanied by the chanting of Vedic mantras. The essential pooja items required include turmeric, kumkum, sandalwood paste, flowers, durva grass, modak, betel leaves and nuts, incense sticks, camphor, ghee lamp, and more. Performing this puja with devotion ensures removal of obstacles, and brings prosperity, wisdom, and spiritual blessings. It reflects gratitude and invites the divine presence of Lord Ganesha into one’s home and life.

The 16-step Shodashopchar Puja is a sacred ritual dedicated to Lord Ganesha, especially during Ganesh Chaturthi. It includes invoking the deity, offering a seat, washing his feet and hands, and performing a holy bath. Offerings include clothes, sandalwood paste, flowers, incense, lamp, food, and betel leaves. Each step is done with devotion and mantras. The puja ends with an aarti and prayer, along with 21 recitations of Ganpati Atharvashirsha, enhancing spiritual energy and blessings.

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Benefits of Puja

The "16 Upchar Puja for Ganesha", also known as Shodashopachara Puja, is a sacred Hindu ritual that involves offering 16 traditional items to Lord Ganesha with devotion and reverence. Each item symbolizes a specific form of service, appealing to the five senses—sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste—to honor the deity completely. The offerings include invocation (Avahan), seat (Asana), water for washing (Padya and Arghya), bath (Snana), clothing (Vastra), sacred thread (Yajnopavita), sandalwood paste (Chandan), flowers (Pushpa), incense (Dhoop), lamps (Deep), food (Naivedya), betel leaves (Tambul), and camphor (Kapoor), among others. This puja is widely performed during Ganesh Chaturthi and before important beginnings. It is believed to remove obstacles (Vighnas), bring peace, prosperity, harmony, and success in all ventures. Performing the 16-step ritual with faith and focus invokes Lord Ganesha’s presence and blessings, creating a spiritually charged and positive environment.

Place of Puja

At Temple premises

Required Things (Puja Samagri)

The puja samagri is included in the Dakshina

गणेश जी की मूर्ति: (Idol of Lord Ganesha),लाल वस्त्र: (Red cloth),दीप: (Lamp with oil and wick),गंगाजल: (Holy water from Ganga),सुपारी: (Betel nut),जनेऊ: (Sacred thread),दूर्वा घास: (Durva grass),मोदक: (Modak, a sweet dumpling),नारियल: (Coconut),कपूर: (Camphor),अक्षत: (Unbroken rice),कलावा: (Sacred thread),शहद: (Honey),घी: (Ghee),इत्र: (Perfume),पंचमेवा: (Five dry fruits),कुमकुम: (Kumkum),सिंदूर: (Sindoor),शमी पत्ता: (Shami leaf).

When to Perform Dash Bhuja Ganpati Temple Pune - Shree Ganesh Abhishek?

This Puja can be done from 08:00 AM to 10:00 PM OR 04:00 PM to 08:00 PM .

Puja Duration

2 to 2.30 hours

Yajman Details

  • Total Yajman: 4

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