BHAKTI YOGA ( TECHNIQUES OF WORSHIP )
- Arti
- bhajan and kirtan
- offerings
- Auspicious instruments
- Diksha or Abhiseka: Initiation ritual which may include shaktipat
- Puja (worship ritual) and other forms of bhakti
- Ritual music and dance
- Ritual purification (of idols, of one's body, etc.)
- Ritual sacrifice, including animal sacrifice
- Singing of hymns of praise (stava)
- Ganachakra: A ritual feast during which a sacramental meal is offered
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