What is the first thing that you do when you start the puja?

ajñāna timirān dhasya

jñānāñjana śalākayā

cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena

tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ

This mantra is part of the

When we do the sankalpa we are

We offer flowers to Ganesh so that he can

oṁ keśavāya namaḥ

When we chant this mantra we are washing our hands

śuklām baradharaṁ viṣṇuṁ |

śaśi varnaṁ catur bhujam

prasanna vadanaṁ dhyāyet |

sarva vighnopa śāntaye

When we chant this mantra we tap with the fists the two sides of the head _ times

oṁ śrī … namaḥ asmin ārādhana karmaṇi anumānyatām

This is the mantra for

oṁ śrī … namaḥ pādyaṁ samarpayāmi

With this mantra you offer water to the

When you are offering water to rinse the deity's mouth you chant the mantra and ring the bell.

This sentence is true or false?

'If the puja is performed to a female deity is not possible to apply perfume directly on the murti.'

This sentence is true or false?

The mantra for the upper clothes is

Offer an ___ number of incense sticks to male deities, or an ___ number of incense sticks for female deities by making ____ circles

Fill the gaps

oṁ _________ / svāhā̎

oṁ apānāya / svāhā̎

oṁ _________ / svāhā̎

oṁ udānaya / svāhā̎

oṁ _________ / svāhā̎

oṁ brahmaṇe / svāhā̎

The mouth sweetener step is called

oṁ śrī … namaḥ āsanādi samasta upacārān samarpayāmi

This is the mantra for

oṁ mahāvatārāya vidmahe

________________ dhīmahi

tanno bābāji pracodayā̎t

oṁ tat puruṣāya vidmahe

suvarṇa-parnāya dhīmahi

tanno _________ pracodayā̎t

oṁ vajranakhāya vidmahe

tīkṣṇa-daṁṣṭrāya dhīmahi

tanno_________ pracodayā̎t

oṁ devakī-naṇḍanāya vidmahe

______________ dhīmahi

tanno kṛṣṇaḥ pracodayā̎t

oṁ ____________ vidmahe

rudramūrtaye dhīmahi

tanno śivaḥ pracodayā̎t

oṁ kātyāyanāya vidmahe

kanyākumāryai dhīmahi

tanno _______ pracodayā̎t

oṁ vṛṣabhjānujāye vidmahe

kṛṣṇa priyāyai dhīmahi

tanno ______ pracodayā̎t

oṁ añjanījāya vidmahe

vāyuputrāya dhīmahi

tanno _______ pracodayā̎t

oṁ__________ vidmahe

sītā-vallabhāya dhīmahi

tanno rāmaḥ pracodayā̎t