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Shodashopachara Method
Sixteen-offering method
Reference method AVY-PUJ-0457
Defines the sixteen-step classical worship method used in major pujas.
Purpose: Other — Standard method for elaborate formal worship
Reference method: This entry describes how a puja is performed rather than being a puja in itself, so it is not offered as a booking.
About this ritual
- Deity
- Applicable to any deity
- Approximate duration
- N/A (method)
- Complexity
- Medium
- Performed at
- Home, Temple
- Performed on
- Method used across festival/formal worship
- Scriptural source
- Multiple Sources
- Region
- Pan India
- Recommended muhurat
- Anytime
Methodological entry, not a standalone event. Original scriptural sources: Agama Shastra, Puranas.
Further reading
Also in Sixteen Upacharas & Worship Methods
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Panchopachara Method Reference method
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Panchayatana Method Reference method
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Abhisheka Vidhi Reference method
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Homa Vidhi Reference method