Puja Vidhi
Step-by-step worship procedures — what to arrange, in what order, and why each step matters.
Maa Lakshmi Puja Vidhi: Friday Worship and Diwali Night
How to worship Maa Lakshmi at home: why she is worshipped with Ganesh, cleanliness and the lamp at the door, the Friday puja step by step, the Diwali Lakshmi-Ganesh puja, the mantra, chalisa and aarti, and common questions.
Read more →Puja VidhiMaa Durga Puja Vidhi: Everyday and Friday Worship at Home
How to worship Maa Durga at home on Fridays, Ashtami and through the year: the red chunri and shringar, the order of the puja, the Navarna mantra, Durga Saptashloki, Kavach, chalisa and aarti, and where the full Navratri vidhi is.
Read more →Puja VidhiGanesh Puja Vidhi: Wednesday, Chaturthi and Everyday Worship
How to worship Shri Ganesh at home: durva grass and modak, the right days (Wednesday, Sankashti and Vinayaka Chaturthi), the order of the puja with mantra, stotra, chalisa and aarti, what not to offer him, and common questions.
Read more →Puja VidhiShri Ram Puja Vidhi: Ram Darbar Worship and Ram Navami
How to worship Shri Ram at home with Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman: what to gather, the order of the puja, Ram naam japa, the Ram Raksha Stotra, Ramayan path and aarti, the midday Ram Navami puja, and common questions.
Read more →Puja VidhiKrishna Puja Vidhi: Daily Laddu Gopal Seva and Janmashtami
How to worship Shri Krishna at home: the daily seva of Laddu Gopal (waking, bath, dressing, bhog and rest), tulsi in every offering, the midnight Janmashtami puja, the mantras, Madhurashtakam and aarti, and common questions.
Read more →Puja VidhiShiva Puja Vidhi: Shivling Worship at Home on Monday and Shivratri
How to worship Lord Shiva at home: the abhishek of the Shivling, bel patra and the right offerings, what never to offer Shiva, the half parikrama, the mantras, stotras and aarti, and when to do it.
Read more →Puja VidhiHanuman Puja Vidhi: Tuesday and Saturday Worship at Home
A step-by-step home puja for Shri Hanuman on Tuesdays and Saturdays: what to gather, the sindoor and red-flower offerings, Ram naam first, the chalisa, Bajrang Baan and aarti, the rules of purity, and common questions.
Read more →Puja VidhiDaily Morning Puja Vidhi
A simple step-by-step guide for a daily morning puja at home.
Read more →What a puja vidhi covers
Puja Vidhi means "method of worship" — a step-by-step procedure for a ritual, listing what materials to prepare (flowers, incense, a diya, specific offerings), the order in which each is offered, and the mantras or verses recited at each step. It's the practical companion to the more conceptual explanations found on our mantra and aarti pages.
Why order matters
Puja isn't performed in an arbitrary sequence — each step traditionally builds on the last, from purification and invocation through to offerings and the closing aarti — and following the sequence is considered part of what makes the ritual complete rather than a loose collection of gestures.
Where to start
If you're building a home worship practice, our daily morning puja vidhi is a practical, simplified starting point, and pairs well with the guidance in how to start a daily prayer routine.