Prayagraj: If you are sitting abroad or living in other parts of the country and want to organize ‘Rudrabhishek’ of Lord Shiva in a major temple of a city or in your ancestral home Sangam cityDon’t bother.
Born into a family of pundits who have been conducting religious rituals for generations, the city’s priests are accepting online bookings from devotees. Prayagraj Or settled abroad or in another state, accepting the difficulties faced by them due to not being able to go to their hometowns during the holy month of Shravan. Pandit Vivek Shukla, who performed Rudrabhishek of Lord Shiva at a temple in the city, told TOI on the call of a devotee from New Zealand on Tuesday, “We would accept ‘sankalp’ from the devotee over phone or online after fixing the date and time. Huh. ,
He further added, “While conducting Rudrabhishek during the month of Shravan, a devotee recites some mantras with us and later we perform the complete rituals.” The entire process can also be broadcast online through social media apps. However, Shukla said, “Now, priests and pandits are working in a highly organized profession. Online booking was introduced with an aim to provide better facilities to the devotees and to enable online booking of pandits for ceremonies. also explains and lists the material required for them.”
“My father and I observed very closely how clearly the simple act of worshiping somewhere was not so easy for both the devotees and the priests. There was also some degree of mistrust among people about the necessity of certain things. Since childhood, I thought that I would do something to organize this system,” Shukla said, adding, “With the technological revolution, devotees sitting abroad or in other states join us in no time and we do pujas, rudrabhishekas and Others organize religious activities. demand,” he said.
Eminent religious scholar Dr. Amitabh Gaur Says, “With the changing times, there has been unprecedented change in the conduct of small pujas or large religious gatherings at the click of the mouse. Many priests or pandits now offer online services or better and convenient to the devotees who live far from their hometowns. has launched its website to provide the services.
However, he added that such an initiative would help in propagating our knowledge of religious rituals. Apart from this, the devotees are also happy with the online system of booking the priest to perform the puja.
Praveen Pandey, a devotee from Delhi, said, “In search of pundits and puja material, it always seems that one has to stand in long queues to buy train tickets. Such innovations are similar to booking tickets online,” he said.
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