“Pooja”, a ritual which is followed in almost every house in India has a significant importance. Isn’t it true? Counting the rituals, say morning rituals followed by Puja, Indians have been ideally giving space to pooja mandirs in their houses, perfectly in the north east side as per Vastushastra guidelines. Waking up early in the morning, meditating and worshipping GODS and GODESSES and chanting the mantras has been a daily routine once people start with their other daily chores. The main purpose of having mandir inside the house is to have divine blessings of GOD and also waking up before the sunrise is a good sign to get positive vibes.
While talking about how you should keep mandir, there are a lot of views as per different house directions and Vastushastra logic. You may keep it in the best place of the house from where the direct sunlight comes in. It can be made of many materials. Wooden, marble, rock-based, copper metal, etc. are the few options from which one can be selected upon. Depending upon the size, material and lastly the design, you may buy pooja mandirs. The mandir design can be for a small room, medium sized room or may be a huge one that is dedicated specially for the puja room. As per the Hindu theory, the mandir should be such that performing daily puja chores would be never missed and so the blessings of GOD always remain over the heads of families. Puja is known as food for the soul and ideally in few parts of India, every family member have their own set of Puja clothes & its related items. It becomes easy for a devotee to concentrate while you sit on Asana, Dhoti, Shawl, while chanting hyms (bhajans) facing North/East side. Worhsippers repeat the names of their gods and goddesses, as per their followed religion and offer fruits, dry fruits, flowers, incense to them. One of the principal factors while doing puja is “AARTI” which hence completes the puja ritual performed. There are many religious books which guide as how to do stepwise puja at home and as the online market is growing up tremendously these days, there are e-books available on the internet too. You can buy puja mandirs online too from different websites. Home décor items include puja mandirs those are styled in ethnic way and they look good for urban homes. People are getting more and more particular regarding their choices for decorating their puja room, and so they decide the color, interior structure & the pattern that will make the room look alike a contemporary space! Colors are such that they spread positive energy not only the space where it is applied but on the family members too. There are numerous accessory options which can be decorated inside the puja mandir. Puja bells fill the house with melodious sound of bells and ringing them is an important part of the puja ritual.
Puja mandir is an important aspect for every Indian home and worshipping Gods and Goddesses should be a part of the daily routine for every person.
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