Puja
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpuː.dʒə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Puja is a noun meaning A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
Meaning
A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
Example Sentences
‘Godbole's pujah did it,’ cried the Englishman.
Deeming the tank ‘polluted’ and its water unfit for consumption, a puja ceremony was performed by Brahmin men to ‘purify’ the reservoir.
The Grunth, the holy book of the Sikhs, seems to be becoming an object of idolatrous worship. They do puja to it, and carry it in procession daily.
The priest had performed the puja and tied a string around his father's silk purse to make sure that the Rana didn't spend even a copper coin while he was a guest of Merta.
Word Forms
- pujas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include panigrahana, yajna, parikrama, havan, aarti, paubha.
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