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Daily puja

Daily puja

A similar question has been asked before but perhaps Kuds or someone else can answer in more detail. What would a simple daily puja look like? What can I look up on, say, youtube to see it (something like this is obviously too advanced)? What does a common kashmiri home altar looks like (and I do mean kashmiri as opposed to how some of us who are still learning might organize it according to our own tastes). Indian ritual vessels are available in my country, so I'd like to do it to the best of my ability.

Any tips on how to start would be appreciated. For instance, I have a lingam brought to me by a friend from Goa. Should it be adorned with flowers, should I pour milk/honey over it and/or chant Aghora mantra in front of it. Or say if I had a Bhairava image, is it enough to light a lamp and light incense in front of it chanting om namah Shivaya - like many of us westerners would assume to do, especially when our sanskrit is more than limited?

Of course I understand that perhaps ritual stuff is not as important as one's practice but as it has been said here many times - bkhakti is not contrary to trika philosophy. And it is a good motivator of sorts for people who still haven't received any initiation.

Thanks!

u/Upstairs_Schedule601 — 12 days ago