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Source: Shodhganga: Temple management in the Āgamas

Dvārapūjā (द्वारपूजा) refers to a type of preliminary ceremonoy to be performed before pūjā (ritualistic worship) according to the Arcanāvidhipaṭala of Kāmikāgama.—Next [after removing the obstacles, vighna], the Ācārya performs dvārapūjā. The balipīṭha, ṛṣabha and śūla usually are in a line facing the liṅga. He worships Gaṇapati and Bhāratī at the top, Gaṅgā and Nandi on the right, Yamunā and Mahākāla on the left. Nandi, Kāla, Bhṛṅgi, Vighneśa, Vṛṣa, Ṣaṇmukha, Devī and Caṇḍa are all invoked on both sides of the dvāra. The guru then offers sāmānyārghya and enters the inner chamber with his right foot forward.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dvārapūjā (द्वारपूजा).—f (S) The worship of the inferior deities at the entrance of a temple; and fig. the propitiation of the warders and minor satellites around a king &c. 2 Dancing attendance at the door of.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Partial matches: Dvara, Puja.

Full-text: Lingashuddhi, Kalashasthapana.

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