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Flowers Offered to Hindu Gods in Pooja

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Flowers Offered to Hindu Gods in Pooja

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  1. Flowers Offered to Hindu Godsin Pooja

  2. Introduction Flowers are intrinsic part of hindu worship and rituals. the fragrance of the flower pleases the deity. they create a pleasant and aesthetic value to the pooja ritual. they are symbol of happiness, prosperity and completion of purpose of life. Its good to follow the rituals correctly like offering right flower to the deity. but its also important to have a deep devotion and trust in the deity.

  3. Lord Ganesha Any red color flower will do. however the red color jaswanti flower (hibiscus) is favorite to ganesha. jaswanti flower comes in many different colors. so choose the red color if possible. you can also offer lotus, champa, rose, jasmine, yellow and orange marigold flowers. apart from this you can offer dhurva grass blades (1,3,5,7), bilva leaves and herbal leaves. usually 21 different varieties of flowers and leaves are used while performing ganesha pooja.

  4. Lord Shiva Any white flower will do. you can offer maulshri, blue lotus (if blue lotus is not there then you can offer pink lotus or white lotus) and kaner. bel leaves (9 or 10), dhatura flowers, naagkeshar, harsingar, and aak (aakamda) flowers are also favorite of shiva. however bilvapatra is most important in shiva pooja. in the bilvapatra the chakra and the bajra should not be there. the chakra is a white mark made by the insects on the bilvapatra, while the bajra is the thick portion towards the stalk. this part should be broken. the bilvapatra half eaten up by the insects is also not considered good for worshipping shiva.

  5. Lord Vishnu He is very fond of lotus. you can offer pink lotus, maulshri, juhi (jasmine), kadamb, kewra, chameli, champa, ashok, malti and basanti. tulsi leaves are dear to vishnu. so you can offer tulsi leaves: (1,3,5,7,9).

  6. Rules for Offering Flowers 1 Never pluck flowers during evening. always express gratitude to plant while plucking flowers. traditionally a mantra is also chanted while plucking the flower. 2 don’t offer flowers which are picked up from ground. 3 offer fresh flowers and not stale flowers. that said, don’t offer flower which is not bloomed up fully or the flower whose petals have withered away. 4 flower buds are not offered. but buds of champa and lotus are two exceptions.

  7. Conclusion It is believed that the different colours and flowers and fragrances to each god. This renders different kinds of flowers to attract the principals of specific Gods and Goddesses. To buy all kinds of flowers, you can buy fresh flower garlands for pooja in singapore

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