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Kali Puja 2020: What You Should Know About The Dark Mother, Goddess Kali
The completion of Mother Kali puja is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish in Hinduism. The Dark Mother Kali is a Goddess of the Dasham Mahavidyas. That is why just any priest is not equipped to perform Kali puja. The priest needs to be indoctrinated or rather must have taken 'diksha' from a guru who is trained in the Dasham Mahavidyas.
This year, Kali puja will be celebrated on 14 November.
There are many forms of Kali and each one is revered in its own way. But even to a regular Kali puja, one needs to be knowledgeable about various things. The Dark Mother is not very easily pleased, but she is very easily offended. If you want to do Kali puja at home, here are certain facts that you must know.
Things To Know About Mother Kali Puja:
Strict
Abstinence
The
fast
that
you
have
to
keep
for
Kali
puja
has
very
stringent
rules.
One
day
before
the
actual
puja,
you
will
have
to
practice
'abstinence'
or
'penance'.
You
will
not
be
eating
any
non-vegetarian
food
or
spices.
The
food
you
eat
must
be
bland.
Then
you
must
maintain
fast
from
sunrise
until
the
puja
is
completed
which
will
be
sometime
the
next
morning.
Making
The
'Bhog'
The
food
that
is
offered
to
the
Dark
Mother
is
called
'bhog'.
This
bhog
has
to
be
prepared
with
utmost
caution.
The
person
who
cooks
the
bhog
must
maintain
a
pledge
of
silence
so
that
not
even
a
drop
of
spit
falls
into
the
bhog
from
his/her
mouth.
Meat
and
fish
are
offered
to
Mother
Kali
during
her
puja.
These
non-vegetarian
foods
must
be
cooked
without
onions
and
garlic.
Sacrifice
For
the
completion
of
Mother
Kali
puja,
sacrifice
is
essential.
Earlier,
animals
used
to
be
sacrificed
at
her
altar.
But
now,
animal
sacrifice
is
prohibited
by
law
in
India.
That
is
why
vegetables
like
pumpkins
and
bottle
gourds
are
sacrificed
symbolically.
The
Dark
Night
Kali
puja
is
done
on
the
night
of
the
new
moon.
It
can
never
be
down
in
once
there
is
sunlight.
Apart from these, there are many more rules to be followed while doing Mother Kali puja at home. None of these rules can be bent. And once you start doing Kali puja, it must be continued for at least 3 years.
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