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Monday, March 3, 2014

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PANCHAYATANA PUJA SET
Panchayatana puja is the system of worshipping five deities. These deities include Lord Surya, Goddess Devi, Lord Vishnu, Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva. These five are the great divine force whom every householder worships as pancha devata puja. Based on the tradition followed by the family, one of these deities is kept in the center and the other four around it and worship is offered to all the deities. Panchayatana Puja is a systematic procedure which involves physical and mental discipline, requires inner and outer cleanliness.


This puja involves Lord Siva (Bana Linga) in the centre, Sun God (Spatika) in the southeast, Lord Ganesha (Sonapatra or Red Stone) in the southwest, Ambal (Kareeya) in the northwest, and Lord Vishnu (Salagrama) in the northeast.




These five are the great divine force whom every householder worships as pancha devata puja. All the five deities are not Panchalokaor any other metal idols. But these five are represented by small natural stones.





PANCHAYATANA PUJA..

Panchayatana puja is the system of worship which was most common in every Hinduism house .
The Panchayatana is a system which consists of the worship of five deities:

"Adityam Ambikaam Vishnum Gananaatam Maheswaram"
Aditya is Lord Surya.
Ambika is Goddess Devi.
Vishnu is Lord Narayana.
Gananaatham is Lord Ganesha.
Maheswara is Lord Shiva.

The positioning in the panchayatana poojas are as follows:
The positioning in the panchayatana poojas are as follows:

Shiva Panchayatana Puja

Vishnu                     Devi



              Shiva



Surya                    Ganesha


Shiva at the center 
Surya at Southeast 
Ganesha at Southwest 
Devi at Northwest and 
Vishnu at the Northeast.