Dhanteras Puja: Hindu Culture & Tradition

Dhanteras Puja Procedure in Hindu and Jain Community

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Dhanteras Puja Procedure in Hindus: Dhanteras, a Hindu festival is celebrated across the country one or two days before Diwali. Dhanteras is also referred to as Dhantrayodashi and it holds a great significance as it marks the beginning of Diwali.

Procedure to do Dhanteras Puja:

One deepak (diya) made out of atta / clay with 4 wicks
Wicks for the deepak (diya), oil / ghee, matchstick
Flowers, roli, chawal Water in panchpatra and a spoon
Pata & Aasan
Kheel & batasha
Dhoop (sambrani) & dhoop daan
Chopda with roli, chawal for applying tikka
Suhali, petha (shaker para) Vidhi / Method of Performing the Puja
In the evening, after seeing the star, the women of the house get together for puja. In some houses both men & women do the puja.
Oil / ghee is put in the deepak (diya) with the Four Wicks.
The Cowrie shell is placed on the deepak (diya).
The deepak (diya) is lit. This is referred as Yamadeep. This Deepak pleases Yamaraj and the pitars / departed ancestors of the family.
Some water from the panchpatra is sprinkled around the deepak, puja is performed with roli, chawal and money.
Four suhali and little pethas are offered.
Some people offer kheel and batasha.
Women performing the puja go around the deepak (diya) four times & do pranam.
The eldest woman of the family or unmarried girl of the house puts tilak from the roli in the chopda to everyone sitting for the puja.
One male staff member of the house, covers his head with a cloth, takes the lit deepak (diya) and keeps it outside on the right side of the main gate. This person is given dakshina.

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