puja

[poo-jah]

noun

Hinduism.

1. the worship of a particular god.

puja

/ ˈpuːdʒaː /

noun

1. Hinduism a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple)

Word History and Origins

Origin of puja¹

From the Sanskrit word pūjā

Word History and Origins

Origin of puja¹

from Sanskrit: worship

Example Sentences

There’s a puja that we have on Dhanteras, which is a day or two before Diwali.

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It’s about a beautiful sari or a salwar kameez, some light outfit for a puja, because you have to sit for a long time.

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And then we do a puja on Diwali as well.

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Earlier this month, Kami Rita posted snippets of life on Everest, including one of the Puja ceremony, a Tibetan Buddhist ritual done before Everest expeditions to pray for a safe and successful climb.

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Puja Tomar laughs nervously as she reveals her parents did not want her initially because she was a girl.

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