Pushpanjali

Pushpanjali is an offering of flowers to Indian Gods. In Sanskrit, pushpam means "flower" and anjali means "offering with folded hands". So Pushpanjali means offering of flowers with folded hands.

pushpanjali is the first dance in a performance. it is the salutation to the lord of dance Nataraja, the Guru, the musicians and the audience.

Worship in Hinduism
Main topics
  • Aarti
  • Bhajan
  • Darśana
  • Deities
  • Festivals
  • Homa (Yajna)
  • Kirtan
  • Mantra
  • Murti
  • Tilaka
  • Utsava
  • Vrata
  • Yatra
Rituals
Puja
  • Abhisheka
  • Bhog
  • Naivedhya
  • Panchamakara
  • Panchamrita
  • Parikrama
  • Pranāma
  • Prasad
  • Pushpanjali
Homa
  • Yajna
  • Agnicayana
  • Agnihotra
  • Agnikaryam
  • Aupasana
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  • Kaamya karma
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  • Upakarma
Prayer and meditation
  • Ajapa japa
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  • Brahmamuhurtha
  • Jagran
  • Jai Sri Ram
  • Japa
  • Kirtan
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  • Om
  • Sandhyavandanam
  • Shaktipat
  • Stotra
  • Third eye
  • Yoga
Objects
  • Altar
  • Banalinga
  • Banana leaf
  • Biruda
  • Coconut
  • Dhunachi
  • Dhuni
  • Dhupa
  • Diya (light)
  • Fly-whisk
  • Garland
  • Ghanta
  • Joss stick
  • Kalasha
  • Kamandalu
  • Khirapat
  • Kindi (vessel)
  • Paduka
  • Palki
  • Panchamrita
  • Pandal
  • Hindu prayer beads
  • Rangoli
  • Shankha
  • Tilaka
  • Upanayana
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  • Yagnopaveetham
Materials
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  • Milk
  • Panchakavya
  • Rudraksha
  • Sandalwood
  • Sindoor
  • Soma
  • Tulsi
  • Turmeric
  • Vibhuti
Instruments
  • Dholak
  • Harmonium
  • Karatalas
  • Khol
  • Manjira
  • Mridangam
  • Tabla
Iconography
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  • Om
  • Shaligram
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  • Yoni
  • More...
Places
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  • Temple
People
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  • Yogi
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Animal worship
Snake worship
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Other
  • Cattle in religion
  • Ganesha
  • Hanuman
  • Narasimha
  • Shvan (dogs)
  • Vahana
Plant worship
Sacred trees
  • Akshayavat
  • Ashoka
  • Banyan
  • Kadamba
  • Kalpavriksha
  • Parijaat
  • Peepal
  • Sacred groves
Other
  • Bael
  • Kusha grass
  • Lotus
  • Tulsi
    • Tulsi chaura
    • Tulsi Vivah
Other
  • Firewalking
  • Temple dance


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