The Satyanarayanã Puja is a religious ritual worship of the Hindu god Vishnu. The puja is described in the '' Skanda Purana'', a medieval era Sanskrit text. According to Madhuri Yadlapati, the Satyanarayana Puja is an archetypal example of how "the Hindu puja facilitates the intimacy of devotional worship while enabling a humble sense of participating gratefully in a larger sacred world".

The Puja

The puja narrates the Satyanarayana Katha (story), which dictates the various worldly and spiritual benefits the puja brings to performers. The Katha states how the deity

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, the last of the four ages in Hindu cosmology, in particular the performers and attendees of the Satyanarayana Puja. The Katha narrates that the performance of the puja is in itself a promise to God, and recounts the plights of characters who either fail to complete the puja or forget their promises.

Items needed for puja

The following is a list of items needed for the puja. *

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(turmeric powder) * Kumkum (red, vermillion or sindoor) * Navadhanya (nine types of

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s each representing one of the navagraha, nine planets) * Naivedhya (food which we offer to God) * Incense sticks (agarbattis) *

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* Sandalwood paste * A picture of Lord Satyanarayana * A small idol (or coin) of Lord Satyanarayana (optional) * Wheat or

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(not rice) * Durva Or Dhoop grass (sacred grass according to Sanatana Dharma) * Betelnut leaves (100) * Betel nuts (50) * Coins (40) * Dry Dates/Almonds (50) * Coconut (8) * Flowers, Tulasi leaves * Garland and floral garlands * Two jars (Silver, Copper, Brass, or even earthen) – one for Kalash and another for the ritual * Two flat plates * A bell * Low Altar table (for use as Altar) * A large yellow cloth (to cover the Altar), yellow is the favorite color of Satnarayan. * A piece of yellow or red cloth (for the Kalash) * A ghee lamp (with at least three wicks) * An oil lamp * Cotton wicks *

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(uncooked mixture of milk, yogurt, honey, sugar, and ghee) Optional items * Conch shell * One thousand Tulasi (Indian Basil) leaves. * Tulasi manjari (flower of tulasi) * Banana tree/leaves as a canopy * White sesame seeds tila two tablespoons (White tila or white sesame seeds is favorite of Lord Satnarayan. Rose is his preferred flower)

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Annavaram Devasthanam
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The Puja

Items needed for puja

See also

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Further reading

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