Pañcāyatanapūjā

Mikael Aktor

doi:10.1163/2212-5019_BEH_COM_1010074191

Pañcāyatanapūjā

Mikael Aktor

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Abstract

The pañcāyatanapūjā is a worship of five gods, normally Śiva, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, Gaṇeśa, and Devī. In some cases Gaṇeśa would be replaced by Kārttikeya or Brahmā. The most common form of worship is with five specific stones, each representing one of the deities. But also small figurines and engraved yantras can be seen. The stones, figurines, or yantras are placed on a tray for domestic worship with one god in the centre.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online
Editors	Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan
Place of Publication	Leiden
Publisher	Brill
Publication date	10. Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/2212-5019_BEH_COM_1010074191
Publication status	Published - 10. Jun 2020

Keywords

Pañcāyatanapūjā
Ritual
Hinduism
Aniconism

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