A Devotee's Guide to Live Online Pooja

Online pooja sounds counter-intuitive at first — ritual is supposed to be physical, embodied. But the practice has roots in classical tradition: the sankalp (intention) is what makes a pooja yours, not your physical presence at the temple.

Before the session

Set up a small clean space at home — a wooden seat, a clean white cloth, fresh flowers, a diya, an incense stick. You don't need to replicate the temple; the priest performs the full ritual on your behalf at the temple itself.

During the live session

The priest will invoke your sankalp first — your name, gotra, and intent. This is the moment when the pooja becomes yours. Stay attentive for the next ten minutes; you can step away for the longer paath sections if you must.

The aarti

At the close of the pooja, light your home diya during the temple aarti. Family members often join here. The recording captures every step so you can rewatch.

Receiving sewadan

Consecrated prasad and tirtha are packaged at the temple and shipped to you. Treat the parcel with reverence — it has crossed many hands but every hand belongs to the same tradition.