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What is Rudra Puja? Rudra Pooja is an ancient practice followed in India since time immemorial. ‘Rudra’ means “Shiva - the Benevolent”, “the Destroyer of Evil”. \\\'Pooja\\\' means that which is born out of fullness. Through this Pooja one can aim for inner peace and fulfillment. In this Pooja, Lord Shiva is worshipped in his Rudra form. It is hailed by all Vedic scriptures as one of the greatest Poojas to remove all evils, to attain all desires and for all-round prosperity. Scriptures on Astrology prescribe this emphatically as a remedy for several planetary doshas. Why do Rudra Pooja? The world is a play of energy: negative and positive. When we pray to Shiva – the Lord of transformation - the entire negative energy around us in form of disease, depression, and unhappiness gets transformed into peace, prosperity and joy. Then peace surrounds us in body, mind and soul. How is the Pooja Performed? This Pooja is performed with a crystal \\\'linga\\\'. Each ancient mantra that is chanted gets absorbed in materials like curd, milk, ghee, honey etc. which are used as offerings in the Pooja. It is then offered to Lord Shiva with reverence, love and gratitude. Specially trained Pandits and Veda students from the Veda Agama (Vedic school) perform this special Pooja. The chanting of the mantras is so pure and meditative that it takes one to a different plane. What is the importance of Sankalpa in Rudra Puja? Sankalpa means taking our consciousness to the universe, to the infinite; and then bringing the mind to the present moment, and making a wish for something that you long for in your mind. That is what Sankalpa is. In taking Sankalpa, you keep something and then you pray for something. All the Yagnas and Poojas start with the taking of the Sankalpa. If you have some wish for somebody in your mind; a friend or family member, and if you want some of the merits (of the puja) to go to them, then you can take a Sankalpa. When you take the Sankalpa, you take your name and mentally remember your wish, or the person for whom you want some merit, and then there are little rituals that they (the priests) do for you. So that is also possible. This custom has been there for many years. It is not that someone will get a special benefit by doing this. Everyone who participates in the Puja and has faith will be benefited. But if you want to do it with a special Sankalpa, a provision for that is also given.

Sankalpa Details

Sankalpa on Behalf & Prasadam

• Can i attend In-Person at the venue?
  • Yes ! If you have selected the options as Yes for Attending in Person during the time of payment.
  • Note : Date, Timings, Venue are subject to change.
• I could not attend personally can i still take sankalpa and register for this seva?
  Please reach out to the Organiser/Co-ordinator of the event for any queries
• Bangalore Ashram Pujas & Homa
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• Can the prasadam be sent as a courier?
  No This option is not available for this seva