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pu·ja

also poo·ja (po͞o′jə)
n. Hinduism
1. Any of various acts or forms of worship consisting primarily of prayers and offerings to a god.
2. Worship characterized by such acts.
[Sanskrit pūjā, perhaps (via a Prakrit form borrowed into Sanskrit) from Sanskrit *pṛñcā, a mixing, a filling up, satisfaction, from pṛṇakti, he mixes, fills, sates; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]
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puja

(ˈpuːdʒaː) or

pooja

n
(Hinduism) Hinduism a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple)
[from Sanskrit: worship]
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puja

A performed ceremony and prayer.
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Kolkata: Chief Minister of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the RSS, Bajrang Dal, and VHP should not try to disturb peace in the state during the coming Durga Puja and warned that they should not play with fire.
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