New Delhi: A Diwali puja is a worship to the Deities of the Hindu Religion in the form of prayer offerings and sacrifices. Most devout Hindus perform the Diwali Puja in a fixed, ritualistic pattern. This Diwali a new priest will perform all the rituals. Yes you got it right. This Diwali Compact Discs will perform all the rituals of the Pooja. This is not a movie scene, but this time something similar will happen in the capital. This time a new kind of CDs - DVDs are getting quite popular among the people of Delhi. This is the CD priest; all the traditional hymns and methods of Diwali Puja are recorded. Not only the holy mantras, but traditionally worshiped method is recorded which direct the audience step by step process. The CD is of a great help for the new generation who is less aware of the Diwali Lakshmi Puja rituals, what kind of method should be adopted, and the traditional ritual. This is the reason why sale of this CD is in full swing, in which the digital priest helps the new generation in visualizing the traditional rituals of Diwali Puja. Ravindra, a shopkeeper at Greater Kailash Market who sells similar CDs, said that the CD is played only during the puja. The CD chants mantras and one has to follow the instructions of the CD recordings. Firstly, the CD makes aware about the materials required for the puja and then starts Diwali puja according to the traditional rituals.
