Puja is the act of showing reverence to a god or another aspect of the divine through invocations, prayers and rituals. An essential part of puja for the Hindu devotee is making a spiritual connection with the divine.
\It is possible to reduce the suffering due to the unfavorable position of planets through sincere reliance on God, the One who controls the planets.
The malefic planetary conjunctions are the phases in one's life when one's aura gets darkened. Such a person is like one groping in the darkness. His thoughts and activities are misguided. The vibrations radiating from him displease others.
Lord cannot turn a deaf ear to a soulful prayer said with an open heart. There are several pujas which people can do for specific events, such as the starting of a business, or the beginning of a journey. The benefit of this type of puja is to remove obstacles.
We can enhance the benefit of the puja by doing spiritual practices or by taking certain vows. Some of the commonly observed practices include meditation, fasting, silence, prayer, mantra japa or repeating God's name, charity.
Benefits of a Puja : According to our sacred texts, Puja -
Disciplines the mind
Energizes the deity and the worshipper
Enables one to experience oneness with divinity as we unconsciously offer the self through our material offerings.