Vehicle Puja!
Vehicle Puja is a ritual performed in many Indian and Hindu cultures to bless a new vehicle and seek protection from the gods. The ceremony typically involves:
- Prayers and mantras: Reciting sacred prayers and mantras to invoke divine blessings.
- Offerings: Making offerings like flowers, fruits, and sweets to the deity.
- Tilak or Vibhuti: Applying a tilak (mark) or vibhuti (sacred ash) to the vehicle as a symbol of protection.
The purpose of Vehicle Puja at Maa Hingula Temple, Gopalprasad, Talcher, Odisha is to:
- Seek divine protection: Protect the vehicle and its occupants from harm.
- Bring good luck: Attract good fortune and prosperity.
- Purify the vehicle: Cleanse the vehicle of any negative energies.
Many people perform vehicle Puja at Maa Hingula Temple when they purchase a new vehicle and many vehicle perfom puja every year at Dushehara Puja for long time use in safely. In this puja all old and new vehilces are perfom puja at Maa Hingula Temple.