Devi Abhishek and Shringar Puja are among the most beautiful and spiritually enriching rituals dedicated to the Divine Mother. The puja begins with Devi Abhishek, the ceremonial bathing of the goddess’s idol using sacred substances like Gangajal, milk, honey, curd, ghee, and rose water. Each offering carries a symbolic meaning—purity, nourishment, sweetness, fertility, and devotion—connecting the devotee with the five elements (Pancha Bhootas).

After the Abhishek, Shringar Puja is performed to adorn the goddess in the traditional Solah Shringar. The deity is beautifully decorated with fresh flowers, kumkum, sindoor, bangles, mehandi, bindi, ornaments, and saree, signifying beauty, devotion, and divine hospitality. The process is accompanied by mantra chanting, stotras, and the waving of lamps (Aarti).

This ritual can be performed at home or in temples, especially during Navratri, Purnima, and other Devi festivals. It is considered highly auspicious to perform this puja for invoking the compassionate blessings of the Mother Goddess for protection, wealth, health, fertility, family harmony, and inner peace.

The Devi, in all her forms—Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Kali—responds swiftly to heartfelt devotion, and this puja helps in drawing her grace into one’s life and household.