Hindu priest

Pujaris performing the arti ritual at Varanasi

Purohitas during a procession of Perumal (Vishnu)

A Hindu priest may refer to either of the following:

A Pujari (IAST: Pūjārī) or an Archaka is a Hindu temple priest.^[1]^[2]

A Purohita (IAST: Purōhita) officiates and performs rituals and ceremonies, and is usually linked to a specific family or, historically, a dynasty.^[3]

Traditionally, priests have predominantly come from the Brahmin varna, whose male members are designated for the function in the Hindu texts.^[4]^[5]

Hindu priests are known to perform prayer services, often referred to as puja. Priests are identified as pandits or pujaris amongst the devotees.^[6]

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^ www.wisdomlib.org (2018-09-23). "Arcaka: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
^ www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-03). "Purohita: 24 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
^ Dubois, Jean Antoine; Beauchamp, Henry King (1897). Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies. Clarendon Press. p. 15.
^ Gandhi, Dr Srinivasan (2018-09-05). Hinduism And Brotherhood. Notion Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-64324-834-9.
^ "Hindu Religious Worker Definitions". Hindu American Foundation. Hindu American Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[:1-1] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] www.wisdomlib.org (2018-09-23). "Arcaka: 11 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

[:2-3] www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-03). "Purohita: 24 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

[4] Dubois, Jean Antoine; Beauchamp, Henry King (1897). Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies. Clarendon Press. p. 15.

[5] Gandhi, Dr Srinivasan (2018-09-05). Hinduism And Brotherhood. Notion Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-64324-834-9.

[:0-6] "Hindu Religious Worker Definitions". Hindu American Foundation. Hindu American Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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