Shree Ganesh Abhishek - Dash Bhuja Ganpati Temple Pune
About
Ganesh Chaturthi Pooja Items: A Complete Guide - Indian ScopeThe 16 Upchar Puja, also known as Shodashopachara Puja, is a traditional Hindu ritual involving 16 steps of offering devotion to a deity, in this case, Lord Ganesha. It's a comprehensive way to express reverence and seek blessings from the chosen deity, often performed during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi.
The traditional 16-step Shodshopchar Puja for Lord Ganesha includes invoking him, offering him a seat, water for washing feet and hands, water for bathing, clothes, sacred thread and sandalwood paste, flowers, incense, lamps, food offerings, paan and camphor among other things. The Puja concludes with aarti and prayers for blessings. Each step is performed with devotion, which encourages connection with the deity. The 21 repetitions of the Ganpati Atharvashirsha are also performed in this Puja.
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Benefits of Puja
The "16 Upchar Puja for Ganesha" (Shodashopachara Puja) is a Hindu ritual offering 16 items to Lord Ganesha, seeking his blessings for various benefits. These offerings, appealing to the senses, are believed to remove obstacles, promote peace, harmony, and positive energy, and bring success in endeavors.
Place of Puja
At Temple premises
Required Things (Puja Samagri)
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 Shree Ganesh Abhishek - Dash Bhuja Ganpati Temple Pune?
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