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Puja plate A young boy performs his first puja after initiation into the community of the “twice-born.”
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puja: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Updated language and media. Oct 22, 2024
Invalidated site: Amrita Puja - What is Puja? Jan 22, 2018
Article revised. Feb 27, 2015
Added new Web site: Free Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Puja. May 19, 2008
Added new Web site: Amrita Puja - What is Puja? May 19, 2008
Added new Web site: Lotussculpture - Puja, An In Depth Look. May 19, 2008
Media added. Oct 19, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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