Daily Worship:

The main worship that takes place inside the sanctum is made up of the following steps:

Abhisheka or Prakshal – It consists of bathing the idol with pure water. On certain occasions, people perform the Panchamrut Abhisheka, which consists of bathing the idol with five substances (dravyas), namely, pure water, milk, curd, sandalwood water, and ghee. After bathing the idol, it is dried with a clean cloth. 

Puja Prarambh – this marks the beginning of the worship. In this ritual, the Swasti Mangal Stotra is recited.

Main Puja - The main puja is done with eight substances (Ashta-dravya) which are water, sandalwood paste, rice, flowers, food (white pieces of coconut), lamp, dhoop (cloves or sandal dust), and fruits. These are offered one by one in a sequence (Anargh Pad Praptaya). If the devotee cannot do this due to paucity of time, then he can mix all the eight puja substances (Arghya) and perform what is called the Arghya puja.

Jaimala - In this ritual, one recites the virtues of the Tirthankaras.

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Daily Worship:

The main worship that takes place inside the sanctum is made up of the following steps:

Abhisheka or Prakshal – It consists of bathing the idol with pure water. On certain occasions, people perform the Panchamrut Abhisheka, which consists of bathing the idol with five substances (dravyas), namely, pure water, milk, curd, sandalwood water, and ghee. After bathing the idol, it is dried with a clean cloth. 

Puja Prarambh – this marks the beginning of the worship. In this ritual, the Swasti Mangal Stotra is recited.

Main Puja - The main puja is done with eight substances (Ashta-dravya) which are water, sandalwood paste, rice, flowers, food (white pieces of coconut), lamp, dhoop (cloves or sandal dust), and fruits. These are offered one by one in a sequence (Anargh Pad Praptaya). If the devotee cannot do this due to paucity of time, then he can mix all the eight puja substances (Arghya) and perform what is called the Arghya puja.

Jaimala - In this ritual, one recites the virtues of the Tirthankaras.

Shanti Path – this is peace prayer which is recited to wish for peace and happiness for all the living beings.

Visarjan – This is the concluding ritual of the puja. In it one prays to all of the celestials beings, who have come down to be present during the puja, to return to their respective places. The devotee also asks for their forgiveness if by he had committed any mistake or negligence during the Puja.

Aarti - Aarti of Panch parmesti is recited to end the puja.

After the Aarti, there is the ritual of Swadhyaya or the individual reading of scriptures and meditation. The Jain scriptures too are worshipped in a ritual known as the Dev Shastra Guru Samuchchaya Puja.

Periodic Worship:

Also, certain types of Pujas are associated with special occasions or festivals, which are performed in the Digambar tradition in the temple. These are the following:

·         Panch Kalyanak Puja, during which the five Kalyanaks of the Tirthankaras are praised.

·         Panch Parmesti Puja – during this, prayers are offered to the five kinds of holy men amongst the Jains, namely, Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyay, and Sadhu.

·         Jin Dharma, Jin Agam, Jin Chetya and Jin Chetyalya Puja

·         Nav Devta Puja, which is a prayer to the nine religious leaders

·         Das Laxan Puja, which adores the ten great virtues of ascetics

·         Ratnatrya Puja, which adores the path of liberation

·         Deevali Puja, which celebrates the Nirvana Kalyanak of Lord Mahavir

·         Sohlakaran Puja

·         Dhoopdashmi Puja

·         Rakshabandan Puja

Besides the above, there are other kinds of worship that take place in this temple. The Antaraya Karma Puja is a series of prayers for removing those karmas which obstruct the spiritual raising power of the soul. The Shanti Snatra Puja, which is related to Tirthankara Shantinath, is conducted with the intention of promoting universal peace. The Siddha-chakra Puja is focused on the Siddha Chakra, a Lotus Shaped disc bearing representations of various holy men. These can be either a Arihant, or the liberated soul, religious teachers, religious leaders and the monks as well as four qualities, namely, perception, knowledge, conduct, and austerity to raise the soul.