How often do Hindu people pray?

Answer 1

Hindus do not pray at any particular time of the day. There are special days (festivals) when Hindus pray together and offer "bhog" to gods at some auspicious time that is determined consulting the scriptures. Else a Hindu can pray any time he feels to. Mostly a Hindu will pray once in the morning after taking bath, that symbolizes purification of soul. Many offer a prayer before going to bed this time they hardly take bath. These are pure personal preferences and have nothing to do with dictations of the religion.

Answer 2

Apparently, Hindus pray 3 times a day. i don't. i don't even pray once. but my mom does. One is in the Morning. The Next is the Evening. the Thrid is the Night. The Hindus does Puja to God in the morning, Arati in the evening, and Close the Night for the night. We hindus treat god as a human, so we say good night in mantras.

Answer 3

-What is puja? Puja is a type of worship, people may prepare for this by practicing in front of a mirror or a painting so they can be perfect in front of the real shrine. -what is an artefact and how are artefacts used? A shrine is used for worshiping a Hindu god, Hindus will usually kneel down and place their head on the ground to pray, shrines can either be fitted into the wall or placed on the floor, they usually have a model or picture of their god on the shrine. -the act of Puja is carried out in a number of different ways. What are they? There are a few different types of Puja one is Druga Puja, one is Trishulini and one is Akalbodhan, these are carried out in different ways, they can be carried out in: invocations, prayers, songs and rituals. Hindus pray in a Mandir, a 3 or 4 story church with beautiful stone models, amazing pictures and bewildering art.

on behalf of nutfield schools, year 6s, religeous studies, Mrs Wittington

Answer 4

Twice a day normally

Once every night and every morning. To help them pray they have a braclet or a necklace with beads on. The big one has 108 beads and the small ones have 32 beads. for every bead on their chain they have to say something. One of the beads has a circle of cotton thread on the top. When they have finished praying the touch their heads and shoulders left to right.

Answer 5

Answer: As I know Hindus can pray at any place with clean and peacefull environment where they can concentrate on God (with or without their favourite Deity).They can do it at prayer room at home,temples,Sea/river banks, mountains and forests. They also pray at certain holy places which are crowded,as these places are associated with some power to give boon. In such places surrendering oneself by touching the feet of the Deity or even having look at it is enough to get the boon.

Answer 6

Puja is a daily ritual performed in a sacred corner, in a worship room of the house. The ritual is generally performed every morning after bathing and dressing in conjunction with eating or drinking. Puja is worship to the gods or to anything considered divine. It involves images (murtis), prayers (mantas), and diagrams of the universe (yantras). There are many forms of puja that are performed, which is dependent on the family's deity. The ritual of puja involves three steps. The first is seeing the family deity. This is done by either a small statue or picture of the god which is placed in the sacred corner. The second step is worship of the deity. This involves making offerings to the deity such as flowers, fruits, incense, light or cooked food. It also involves prayers and vibrating sounds like Om or Aum that summons the deity. Om or Aum is the most sacred sound for Hindus. It is the base of all prayers. The symbol 3 is the trinity of the gods creation, preservation and destruction. O is the silence of reaching the gods. The third step is retrieving the blessed food and consuming it. Puja is thought to bring part of the deity down to earth and brings the person closer to them. Home puja is usually followed with a small aarti afterwards which involves light, from wicks soaked in purified butter or camphor which is offered to the deity. Temple puja is more elaborate and is performed several times daily. It is also performed by a temple priest who is a resident of the temple. The temple priest awakes the deity, rather than prayers like in home puja.

Answer 7

Hindus can worship any time of the day. However, generally people prefer to pray at dawn and dusk. Hindus also like to pray at the ganges river.