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Dear Bhagavatas:
Recently, I was invited by some good and well meaning friends to attend the following Poojas

  1. Ayyappa Pooja:

(With wearing of “maalai”, black colored Dhoti etc and reciting “SaamiyE Saranam Ayyappa”)

  1. Durga Pooja: (Bengali style)

(With Durga depicted as killing “Mahishasura”)

  1. Sathyanarayana Pooja: (Maharashtra style)

(With reading the story of Sathyanarayana and how non performance of the Pooja will affect the non believers etc)

 

As a Prapanna, I do not involve myself in all these Poojas and I have firm and unshakeable faith in Sriman Narayana who ALONE can grant “moksha”.

 

 

 

I would like to know from the erudite scholars in the group whether there are any references authorising  observance of these Poojas in the

- Vedas,

- Upanishads,

- Itihaasas 

- “Saatvic” PuraaNas

- Azhwars

- and / or any directions of SrivaishNava Achaarya Parampara

(right from Nathamunigal to present day Achaaryas).

 

If so, I will be obliged to have the EXACT QUOTES from these scriptures.

 

If they are not in any of the above, I would like to know where exactly they have been referred to in our scriptures that lend an aura of authenticity, if any.

 

As these doubts seem to have been bothering other Bhagavatas also as seen from their frequently asked  questions, I am presenting them for your well researched clarifications.

 

Thanking you in advance

 

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

 

 

 

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