Pooja

Puja is a sacred ritual of expressing reverence and devotion to the Divine through prayers, invocations, rituals, and devotional songs. Homam is a specific form of Puja that involves chanting mantras for a particular deity while invoking the sacred fire (Agni) as an offering. Both Puja and Homam are performed with the prime goal of attaining peace, contentment, and happiness in one’s life.

These spiritual practices are believed to trigger positive energies when performed successively. They are often sought for various purposes, such as healing, finding a suitable life partner, nurturing harmonious relationships, and even mitigating negative influences or karma as indicated in one’s horoscope.

At the Sri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple, daily Pujas are held, with different types of Pujas offered throughout the day:

ஆத்தாளை எங்கள் அபிராமவல்லியை அண்டமெல்லாம்
பூத்தாளை மாதுளம்பூ நிறத்தாளை புவியடங்கக்
காத்தாளை ஐங்கணைப் பாசாங்குசமும் கரும்புமங்கைச்
சேர்த்தாளை முக்கண்ணியைத் தொழுவார்க்கு ஒருதீங்கில்லையே.