How Hindus celebrate important days?
Well it is difficult to answer what exactly is the process of
prayer or worshipping during festivals because there are number of
festivals in India, celebrated in various parts of country. Hindus
living in one part of country might be celebrating the same
festival or offering Puja in different ways than the Hindus in
other part of country.
Generally, the prayer or puja involves various steps/activities
starting from:
- cleaning the home or puja place
- inviting the people for puja/festival
- preparation of puja by arranging the items such as flowers,
ghee, milk, chandan etc
- starting the actual puja by offering various items to god
- reciting slokas or reading the stories related to that
festival/puja
A puja may take 15 minutes to 1 or 2 day or even months.