On the Puja day the worshipper is required to purify his/her body and mind. Before the Puja a simple formality called the Sankalpa (vow) must be undertaken by the worshiper of God. There are some simple and common procedures or steps to be followed by the worshipper of god, like invocation of deity (Avahanam), offering a seat to the deity (Asanam), welcoming the Deity (Svagatam), washing the feet of the deity (Pad yam), and also offering some other procedures which belongs to Pujas. In Puja the main things is worshipping flowers, lighting lamp (Deepam), and Naivedya, food items such as rice, fruits etc.

The object of performing the puja in this manner is to treat the deity as one would a guest, with honor and respect. One must perform the Puja with lots of devotion and love. There are a lot of Puja procedures or practices that are laid in our ancient Puranas. Puja is only a devotional way for making communication between devotees and God. Puja can be performed by any one who believes God. Performing Puja is not restricted to any caste or gender. It is a universal form of worshipping God. Some Pujas are performed in the house and some in temples.

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