PERFORMING PŪJĀ IN HINDUISM. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF IDENTITY BETWEEN GOD AND WORSHIPER
PERFORMING PŪJĀ IN HINDUISM. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF IDENTITY BETWEEN GOD AND WORSHIPER

Summary/Abstract: Pūjā is the act of showing reverence to a God. Performing Pūjā entails acknowledging the divine with the purpose of achieving identity between God and worshiper. Pūjā means reverence, honour, adoration, or worship. It is a fundamental religious ritual that Hindus perform on a variety of occasions to pray or show respect to their chosen Gods or Goddesses. For Hindus, whether it is performed at home or in a Temple, Pūjā is a way of meeting a deity and showing Him/Her admiration. The ritual of Pūjā always works as a sacrament to change and broaden human nature. Through this ritual the devotee discovers “the original counterparts on the impersonal levels receiving thus the key to ritualize his/her lower (mundane) life in guidance by the higher principles”. Thus through Pūjā one can be part of life’s circles.

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