Puja Worship

To know what puja is and to

understand why it is
important for Hindus

To explain the important

items on a puja tray and
what they symbolise

WRITE DOWN THINGS

YOU DO AS A ROUTINE
FROM THE MOMENT
YOU WAKE UNTIL YOU
FALL ASLEEP
e.g. Brush your teeth,
eat lunch
Puja Worship
To know what puja is and to
understand why it is
important for Hindus

To explain the important

items on a puja tray and
what they symbolise

What is so important
in your routine that
you would feel totally
lost if you forgot to
do it?
Anything?
 What Is Puja?
Puja is a daily Puja is made at least Puja is an act
routine for once a day, usually in of daily
Hindus. the morning. worship.

It is a simple At the end of

form of Puja, any
worship food offered
using to the god is
Mantras shared out
(prayers) and
making
amongst the
offerings. worshippers.
This food is known as
prashad.
Worship Using The Puja
Tray
The image of the god is
“awakened” by the lighting of a
flame (Agni)

and by the sound of

the prayer (Mantra),

the
playing of or the
music ringing
(Raga) of the
bell.
Worship Using The Puja
Tray
The shrine is
then decorated
– with flowers.

Incense is
burned and Arti
performed before
the image.
Worship Using The Puja
Tray
The worshipper will
then put his/her hands
together and raise
them to the forehead or
the breast.

A drop of holy
water is drunk.
The
Picca
(or
Tilak)
mark is
placed
on the
forehea
d
 Puja Worship
To know what puja is
and to understand why
it is important for
Hindus
To explain the
important items on a
puja tray and what they
symbolise

Using the worksheet and a double page in your bond paper...

Draw the puja tray, label each element and colour according to
the main elements

Earth – Green
Air – Yellow
Fire – Red
Water - Blue
Puja Worship
After performing
puja all five senses
have been
awakened to begin
the day

On your diagram
label which sense
each element on the
puja tray awakens

e.g. Bell - hearing

 Bell Fire
Mark on the
Flowers forehead
Image of a
Murti God
Awaken the
Agni gods
Offerings and
Incense decoration
Burned before
Picca the murti