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Kanya Puja

📖 Meaning

a ritual on Ashtami or Navami in which young girls are welcomed, their feet washed, and fed as living forms of the Goddess.

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If your child asks about Kanya Puja, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see Kanya Puja in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.

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What does "Kanya Puja" mean?

a ritual on Ashtami or Navami in which young girls are welcomed, their feet washed, and fed as living forms of the Goddess. If your child asks about Kanya Puja, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see Kanya Puja in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.

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