Noun
puja (countable and uncountable, plural pujas)
A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship. [from 17th c.]
My family celebrates both the navratras that come twice in a year. We also refrain from eating meat. I just enjoy that people come home, savour the variety of snacks and participate in our puja during this time. Ronit Roy
‘The intention (of the puja pandals) is not so much to entertain as to disorient and astonish; to tap into the Bengali's appetite for the bizarre, the uncanny.' Amit Chaudhuri
Music has a natural place in our lives. Right from the shloka you recite in your morning puja and the milkman who comes whistling on his cycle, to the fakir singing as he begs for alms and your mother humming around the kitchen...Music fills our spaces naturally. It will always be dear to us. Gulzar
A puja culminates when devotees sing Aarti in glory of the almighty. Source: Internet
And it’s a ritual, for all my friends, in Mumbai especially for the last 15 years, to come to my house after they finish their puja. Source: Internet
Guru Puja Dinotsavam (Teacher’s Day) is celebrated on the birth anniversary of the first Vice-President and second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was a great scholar, philosopher and statesman, said Mr. Harichandan. Source: Internet