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Celebrating Satyanarayan Puja at my Dad's place with my sister, brother, sister-in-law, Uncle, Aunt and all our children. Om Namah Narayana 🙏 🌳🌴🌵🌸🌻💐🌾🌿🍁🍃🌹🌷🌻 🌱 The Satyanarayan Puja is a religious worship of the Hindu god Vishnu. Satya means “truth” and narayana means, “The highest being” so Satyanarayan means “The highest being who is an embodiment of Truth”. Hindus throughout perform this puja for the divine blessings of health, wealth, prosperity, opulence, education; relief from troubles and sickness. It can also be performed because of success in business or career growth; during social functions like marriages, house-warming ceremonies, naming of the children and so on. The total duration of the puja is 3 hours. The front door is decorated with mango leaves. The Altar is placed in an East-West direction such that the devotees performing the puja will be seated facing east. It is decorated with floral designs, usually using rice flour and other colored powders. A new white cloth is spread on the Altar and layered with raw rice. A Kalash (small pot made of Silver, Copper, Brass, or even earthen) is placed in the middle of Altar. A framed picture of Lord Satyanarayana is placed on the far side of the Altar. Flowers and garlands can be placed on this frame. All the puja items near the Altar. The devotees performing the puja will be seated facing the Altar. The food is cooked as normal, usually rice, dal and vegetables. The main Prasad (Oblation) is also called as Sapatha is prepared with equal parts of sugar, Semolina, and Ghee. Popularly, it is cooked to blanch. Cardamoms, cashews, raisins, and/or bananas may be added while cooking or as garnishing. The main Prasad is offered together with daily food, various fruits, and Panchamrutam (uncooked mixture of Milk, Yogurt, Ghee, Honey, and Sugar). #krishna #krishnaconsciousness #krishnaconsciousnesssociety #sadhguruquotes #srisriravishankar #indianculture #familyfunctions #familygatherings #familytime❤️ #pujatime #vishnu #godsblessingsareperfect #spiritualityquotes #worship #oblation #familygettogether