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{{Short description|Designation given to a Hindu temple priest who performs puja}} |
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[[File:Puja, a ritual prayer ceremony India.jpg|thumb|A ''pujari'' performing the ''puja'' rituals in [[Varanasi]], [[India]].]] |
[[File:Puja, a ritual prayer ceremony India.jpg|thumb|A ''pujari'' performing the ''puja'' rituals in [[Varanasi]], [[India]].]] |
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'''Pūjari''' is a designation given to a [[Hindu temple]] priest who performs [[Puja (Hinduism)|pūja]]. The word comes from the [[Sanskrit]] word "पूजा" meaning worship. They are responsible for performing temple rituals, including ''pūjā'' and ''[[aarti]]''. ''Pujari'' are mainly drawn from the Hindu [[Brahmin]] and [[Billava]]<ref>https://books.google. |
'''Pūjari''' is a designation given to a [[Hindu temple]] priest who performs [[Puja (Hinduism)|pūja]]. The word comes from the [[Sanskrit]] word "पूजा" meaning worship. They are responsible for performing temple rituals, including ''pūjā'' and ''[[aarti]]''. ''Pujari'' are mainly drawn from the Hindu [[Brahmin]] and [[Billava]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t6gm2K6VMwAC&dq=vaidya+title+billava&pg=PT155 | title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume I of VII | isbn=9781465582362 | last1=Thurston | first1=Edgar | date=28 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Role of Archakas, Temple Priests, in Hinduism|url=https://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/the-role-of-archakas-temple-priests-in-hinduism.asp|access-date=2021-04-08|website=www.hinduwebsite.com|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-11-11|title=A pujari is merely an appointee of a shebait: Supreme Court|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-pujari-is-merely-an-appointee-of-a-shebait-sc/article29947128.ece|access-date=2021-04-08}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 05:27, 14 March 2023
Pūjari is a designation given to a Hindu temple priest who performs pūja. The word comes from the Sanskrit word "पूजा" meaning worship. They are responsible for performing temple rituals, including pūjā and aarti. Pujari are mainly drawn from the Hindu Brahmin and Billava[1][2][3]
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See also
References
- ^ Thurston, Edgar (28 September 2020). Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume I of VII. ISBN 9781465582362.
- ^ "The Role of Archakas, Temple Priests, in Hinduism". www.hinduwebsite.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "A pujari is merely an appointee of a shebait: Supreme Court". The Hindu. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
External links
- Media related to Pujari at Wikimedia Commons