Comments on: When is Kali Puja? Kali Puja Dates, Legends, Celebrations, Rituals http://www.indiafolks.com/history-and-culture/indian-festivals/when-is-kali-puja-kali-puja-dates-legends-celebrations-rituals/ Everything Indian Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:55:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: LAKSHMI http://www.indiafolks.com/history-and-culture/indian-festivals/when-is-kali-puja-kali-puja-dates-legends-celebrations-rituals/#comment-12076 LAKSHMI Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:51:08 +0000 http://www.indiafolks.com/?p=287#comment-12076 This is very good information. Every one should make use of it. Thanks This is very good information. Every one should make use of it.

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]]> By: rythom http://www.indiafolks.com/history-and-culture/indian-festivals/when-is-kali-puja-kali-puja-dates-legends-celebrations-rituals/#comment-7955 rythom Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:03:36 +0000 http://www.indiafolks.com/?p=287#comment-7955 thank u to letting us know the date of puja thank u to letting us know the date of puja

]]> By: SUBHRADEEP NANDI http://www.indiafolks.com/history-and-culture/indian-festivals/when-is-kali-puja-kali-puja-dates-legends-celebrations-rituals/#comment-7510 SUBHRADEEP NANDI Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:30:08 +0000 http://www.indiafolks.com/?p=287#comment-7510 Kali Puja can also be held in the night of any tuesday or saturday.Every month, during amavasya or new moon,Kali Puja can be done at night. Exception: On the month of Magha(which falls in the months of jan-feb) Kali is worshipped during the twilights,on the krishna-chaturdashi tithi, which is called Ratanti. Ratanti Kalipuja helps a person to get rid of defamation and helps in increasing the power of the Sun in the astrological charts. As per the rituals of Kali puja go, first of all, the purohit has to draw the sarvatobhadramandala with the help of powdered colours and place the kalash or the ghata on it. Then he has to draw the Kali Yantra on the red sandalwood paste smeared copper plate with the help of a bel tree twig and place it near the idol. After that he starts the puja, gives suryarghya,does the sudhhis and the nyasas(it takes around 2-3 hrs), then invokes Kali in the kalash. Then comes prana pratistha,chakshurdaan. Now we welcome the divine Mother in our homes and offer her 16 types of gifts (shodashopachara).We take permission from her and worship her side deities,8 matrikas,8 bhairavas and finally Mahakalbhairava,Kali’s male consort. Then we provide the balidaan(sacrifice) and lighten 108 oil lamps. Then the purohit does the Bhog nivedana(offers cooked food ,fruits, sweets to the Mother). Again we welcome the Mother by arati and do the homa. There ends the puja on the kalipuja night. Next day, we worship the Mother again with yogurt,chida and sweets and take the idol to immerse in the Ganges and pray to the Mother to come to our homes the next year again. Devotees come back home and sprinkle Ganges water on everybody’s heads. This is called Prashastivandana. Then all have sweets and prasadams. The idol of Kali that is worshipped in the homes are that of Dakshina Kali, who is less terrific and bestows the worshippers with happiness,long life and wealth. In some parts,like the cremation grounds and deserted places the Vama Kali idol is worshipped by tantriks and black magicians, with the help of 5 m karas,namely madya(wine), mangsha(meat), mudra(specific ways of drinking), matsya(fried fish) and maithuna(sex) for some specific purposes. Generally, this puja is not performed at homes in front of everyone. Kali Puja can also be held in the night of any tuesday or saturday.Every month, during amavasya or new moon,Kali Puja can be done at night. Exception: On the month of Magha(which falls in the months of jan-feb) Kali is worshipped during the twilights,on the krishna-chaturdashi tithi, which is called Ratanti. Ratanti Kalipuja helps a person to get rid of defamation and helps in increasing the power of the Sun in the astrological charts.
As per the rituals of Kali puja go, first of all, the purohit has to draw the sarvatobhadramandala with the help of powdered colours and place the kalash or the ghata on it. Then he has to draw the Kali Yantra on the red sandalwood paste smeared copper plate with the help of a bel tree twig and place it near the idol. After that he starts the puja, gives suryarghya,does the sudhhis and the nyasas(it takes around 2-3 hrs), then invokes Kali in the kalash. Then comes prana pratistha,chakshurdaan. Now we welcome the divine Mother in our homes and offer her 16 types of gifts (shodashopachara).We take permission from her and worship her side deities,8 matrikas,8 bhairavas and finally Mahakalbhairava,Kali’s male consort. Then we provide the balidaan(sacrifice) and lighten 108 oil lamps. Then the purohit does the Bhog nivedana(offers cooked food ,fruits, sweets to the Mother). Again we welcome the Mother by arati and do the homa. There ends the puja on the kalipuja night. Next day, we worship the Mother again with yogurt,chida and sweets and take the idol to immerse in the Ganges and pray to the Mother to come to our homes the next year again. Devotees come back home and sprinkle Ganges water on everybody’s heads. This is called Prashastivandana. Then all have sweets and prasadams.
The idol of Kali that is worshipped in the homes are that of Dakshina Kali, who is less terrific and bestows the worshippers with happiness,long life and wealth. In some parts,like the cremation grounds and deserted places the Vama Kali idol is worshipped by tantriks and black magicians, with the help of 5 m karas,namely madya(wine), mangsha(meat), mudra(specific ways of drinking), matsya(fried fish) and maithuna(sex) for some specific purposes. Generally, this puja is not performed at homes in front of everyone.

]]> By: sudhriti dey http://www.indiafolks.com/history-and-culture/indian-festivals/when-is-kali-puja-kali-puja-dates-legends-celebrations-rituals/#comment-5596 sudhriti dey Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:54:32 +0000 http://www.indiafolks.com/?p=287#comment-5596 you should mention all others timings of kali pujo in a year......... you should mention all others timings of kali pujo in a year………

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