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Madhvacharya Jayanti · puja vidhi
How to do the Madhvacharya Jayanti puja at home
Acharya Madhwa's birthday: his picture beside Shri Hari's, tulasi, the Dwadasha Stotra, and food given. About 60 minutes.
Every step is named here and the first 3 are given whole. The whole puja, every mantra with its meaning, is in the Kalava app.
Shri Hari and the Acharya's picture honoured, tulasi and chandan, Om Namo Narayanaya, the Dwadasha Stotra, the Acharya's life, naivedya and the aarti, annadana, and the matha. About an hour at home.

The Acharya's puja · morning
7:48 AM–1:16 PM · ColumbusIn the morning, with the Vijayadashami puja: Shri Hari first, then Acharya Madhwa, the Dwadasha Stotra, naivedya, and then annadana.
The Acharya's puja
Bath and the devara mane
- Bathe in the morning.
- Clean the devara mane, the home's place of puja.
- Spread a clean cloth before Shri Hari's murti or picture.

The Acharya's puja
Shri Hari and the Acharya's picture
- Keep Shri Hari, Shri Krishna or Vishnu ji, at the centre.
- Set Acharya Madhwa's picture beside Him.
- Keep tulasi, chandan, flowers, a garland, a diya and the naivedya ready.
Acharya Madhwa taught that Shri Hari is above all, so Hari stands first, and the Acharya, the house's guru, beside Him.

The Acharya's puja
The diya
- Light a ghee diya before Shri Hari.
- Fold the hands and say the diya's verse.
Deepa · 2 lines
दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः।dīpajyotiḥ parabrahma dīpajyotirjanārdanaḥ.The flame of the diya is the Supreme Brahman; the flame of the diya is Janardana.दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तु ते॥dīpo haratu me pāpaṁ dīpajyotirnamo'stu te.May the diya take away my wrongs. O flame of the diya, I bow to You.
- Tulasi and chandan to Shri Hari
- The Acharya's picture adorned
- Om Namo Narayanaya
- The Dwadasha Stotra
- The Acharya's life
- Naivedya
- The aarti
- Namaskara
- Annadana
- The matha
These 10 steps, with their drawings and mantras, are in the app