Diwali Puja Thali

Posted on August 11, 2007 in Diwali Gifts

Diwali Puja Thali

Diwali or Deepawali, is also referred to as the Festival of Lights. Light is important in Hinduism as it symbolizes goodness. All through the Festival of Lights, ‘diyas’, or oil lamps, are lit to keep away darkness and evil. Homes are adorned with oil lamps, candles as well as decorative lights. Diwali is observed on the final day of the last month of the lunar calendar. Hindus all over the world are engaged in week long festivities. Diwali marks the commencement of a new fiscal year and a fresh start for everyone. Diwali celebrations last for five days with each of the days having its own importance and custom. Numerous folklore and legends are also associated with each day of Diwali. Every part of India observes Diwali in its own characteristic manner.


Important part of celebrations

The Diwali Puja Thali is a vital feature of the celebrations associated with Diwali. Not only is Diwali the most propitious of all festivals, but is also the most colorful with all its complex details. There are numerous customs connected with the Diwali festival and among them the illumination with diyas and the ceremonies associated with Lakshmi Puja are the most significant.


Beautifying a Pooja-Thali during Diwali is a privilege that all kids are keen to enjoy. However just before the puja it is up to the womenfolk of the house to ensure that the thali is in proper order. They adorn their Thalis with great meticulousness and patience as if the articles kept on that Thali are actually an offering for the gods. Adorning a Thali is a vital aspect of the rituals associated with Diwali and hence one should exercise great caution while decorating the thali keeping in mind the requirements that such act entails.


A Diwali Puja Thali is a plate, generally made out of copper or occasionally gold, that is utilized to store all those accessories that are necessary during the worship of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi. Adorned Diwali Puja Thalis having all the Puja accessories can be bought from the market but the contentment and the delight of decorating this exceptional Thali by ones own hands produces in an individual a sense of divine feeling. The diverse accessories are placed quite beautifully on the Thali that the womenfolk of the house carry in their hands. Thus the Puja Thali has great importance for the Diwali celebrations in which the worship of Goddess Lakshmi is the central theme.


The mode of worship through which prayers are offered includes a wide array of rituals that are quite unique in their representation. The manner of worship is colorful and is marked by a tuneful melody. Decorated with exquisite patterns these Pooja Thalis assist one in performing Diwali Puja with great dignity and splendor. The Puja Thali includes Roli for tilak, Akshat or the rice grains, Ghanti or bell, a small Kalash or pot containing water, Kalava or mauli that is generally tied around the wrist, Aarti-diya, dhoop, agarbatti, camphor, coconut, betel, betel leaves, sandalwood paste, candles, flowers, seasonal fruits together with sweetmeats that are offered as prasad and silver or gold coins depicting the images of Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha, Om, Swastika or Shree.

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