Puja is the act of showing reverence to a god, a spirit, or another aspectof the divine through invocations, prayers, songs and rituals. Puja (alternative transliteration pooja, Sanskrit: reverenceor worship, loosely) is a religious ritual that Hindus perform fora variety of occasions. Hinduism, the term puja refers to the worship ofdeities. Such worship can take one of three forms in Hinduism: templeworship, domestic worship and communal worship. Templeworship occurs in a temple, a mandira, where the deities are servedby priests (pujari). Domestic worship happens at home, where mostpeople have set aside some small area reserved for ritual purityand where prayers can be said. Communal worship often occurs inthe singing of hymns or the recitation of religious texts. practicing Hindus perform Puja daily and say one should performPuja twice a day. Puja should only be done after a shower or bathand it is recomended that it is done before breakfast to ensuresattvic qualities and full concentration dhyan. Puja is performedon a variety of occasions aside of the daily ritual. These includeDurga Puja, Pongal and Lakshmi Puja to name a few.