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	All pujaris are expected to adhere to a ] diet. Throughout India, pujaris act as counselors during Hindu festivities and festivals. They have a reputation for being learned. They conduct Hindu prayer services.		All pujaris are expected to adhere to a ] diet. Throughout India, pujaris act as counselors during Hindu festivities and festivals. They have a reputation for being learned. They conduct Hindu prayer services.

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A pujari or archaka is a Hindu temple priest. The word comes from the Sanskrit/Hindi word "Puja" meaning worship. They are responsible for performing temple rituals, including puja and aarti, and taking care of murtis. Pujaris are mainly drawn from the Hindu Brahmin caste. Both men and women can be pujaris.

Lifestyle

All pujaris are expected to adhere to a vegetarian diet. Throughout India, pujaris act as counselors during Hindu festivities and festivals. They have a reputation for being learned. They conduct Hindu prayer services.

In Rajput society, pujaris traditionally belonged to the priestly class in the Kshatriya community.

Surname

Pujari is an also Indian surname.

References

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Worship in Hinduism

Main topics

Rituals

Puja	Abhisheka Bhog Panchamakara Panchamrita Parikrama Pranāma Prasada Pushpanjali
Homa	Yajna Agnicayana Agnihotra Agnikaryam Aupasana Dhuni Kamyakarma Pravargya Purushamedha Putrakameshti Viraja Homa
Other	Achamana Ashirvada Ashvamedha Karmakāṇḍa Kumbhabhishekham Nityakarma Ngejot Panchayatana puja Prana Pratishtha Sandhyavandanam Shuddhi Śrauta Tarpana Upakarma

Mantras

Objects

Materials

Instruments

Iconography

Places

Roles

Sacred animals

Sacred plants

Trees	Akshayavata Ashoka Banyan Kadamba Kalpavriksha Parijata Peepal Sacred groves
Fruits and other plants	Bael Kusha grass Lotus Tulasi (Tulasi Vrindavana)

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