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What is naandi puja?
Naandi Puja is a Kannada pre-wedding ritual invoking family ancestors and deities, performed to seek their blessings before the main wedding festivities begin — typically conducted by a priest at each family's home.
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What is naandi puja?
Also called: nandi puja (Kannada wedding).
Naandi Puja lays the ritual groundwork for a Kannada wedding — ancestors and family deities invoked before anything else, so the celebrations that follow are considered to begin with the right blessings already in place.
In Kannada — ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ
ನಾಂದಿ ಪೂಜೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಮದುವೆಯ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವ ಮೊದಲು ಪೂರ್ವಜರು ಮತ್ತು ಕುಲದೇವತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸಿ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ಪಡೆಯುವ ಒಂದು ಪೂರ್ವ-ವಿವಾಹ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ. ಇದನ್ನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪುರೋಹಿತರು ವಧು ಮತ್ತು ವರ ಇಬ್ಬರ ಮನೆಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ನೆರವೇರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಮುಂದೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮದುವೆ ಆಚರಣೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆರಂಭಿಸುವುದೇ ಇದರ ಉದ್ದೇಶ.
What naandi puja involves
A priest performs a puja invoking the family's ancestors and deities, typically at the very start of the wedding festivities, at both the bride's and groom's homes separately.
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When is naandi puja performed?
Typically at the very start of the wedding festivities, before other pre-wedding rituals, at each family's home.
Who conducts naandi puja?
A family priest typically conducts the ritual for each family.
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