What is Kadali Pooja ?
People have been worshipping banana plants on Thursdays for centuries to please Lord Vishnu, but not many are aware that this Thursday Puja is known as Kadali Puja. The Banana plant symbolizes Lord Vishnu, the one who protects, preserves, and sustains life on our planet. In Sanatan Dharma, great significance is attached to gods and goddesses. Hindus pray to trees, animals, water bodies, and nature, besides the other manifestations of the divine power.
A Banana plant is known as Kadali in Sanskrit and it is a symbol of Lord Vishnu, therefore, worshipping the Banana tree on Thursday is known as Kadali Puja. Let’s move ahead and find out the rituals of performing this Puja.
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- Wake up early on Thursday and take a bath.
- Wear yellow coloured clothes.
- Take a vow to finish the Puja with utmost dedication and devotion as guide by Puroith.
- Do meditation.
- Apply Chandan and Haldi Tilak to the Banana plant and offer it yellow coloured flowers.
- Mix some water with Haldi in a Kalash and offer it to the plant.
- Chant the Mantra:
- By performing the Kadali Puja on Thursday, the devotees get the blessings of Lord Vishnu.
- People going through marital discord can worship Lord Vishnu and Maa Laxmi on this day as they are a symbol of an ideal couple, and they bless the devotees with a harmonious marital life.
- Banana represents prosperity, and it is available all year long. Therefore, devotees who worship the Banana tree on Thursday can get a prosperous life.
- The Mangal Dosh in the horoscope of a person can also be removed by worshipping this auspicious plant.
- Devotees wanting to get married and settle in life get their ideal life partner.
- Financial problems also end with this Puja.
