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 In [[Hinduism]], '''''upachara''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: उपचार; service or courtesy)<ref name=Apte>{{cite book|last1=Apte|first1=Vaman Shivram|title=The practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|date=1957|publisher=Prasad Prakashan|location=Poona|chapter-url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:4010.apte|chapter=उपचारः}}</ref> refers to the offerings and services made to a [[Hindu deity|deity]] as part of [[Puja (Hinduism)|worship]].
-Some texts include all abovementioned articles(without omitting any) alongside additional articles like ''shayya''(bedding) & ''chhatra''(umbrella). Additional items offered  in case of female deities include lac, collyrium & vermilion. Some deities are offered articles which aren't offered to other deities. For example, alcohol is offered to [[Kali]].
+Although the ''upcharas'' differ according to the form of the prayer, a typical list of 16, which parallels the process of welcoming an honoured guest, is as follows:<ref>{{Citation|last=Fuller|first=C. J.|year=2004|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India |place=Princeton, NJ |publisher= Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-12048-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=FA67& |pages=67}}</ref><ref name=Ency>{{cite book|last1=Lochtefeld|first1=James G.|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z|date=2002|publisher=Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=9780823931804|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/720 720]|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|url-access=registration}}</ref>
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 In [[Hinduism]], '''''upachara''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: उपचार; service or courtesy)<ref name=Apte>{{cite book|last1=Apte|first1=Vaman Shivram|title=The practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|date=1957|publisher=Prasad Prakashan|location=Poona|chapter-url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:4010.apte|chapter=उपचारः}}</ref> refers to the offerings and services made to a [[Hindu deity|deity]] as part of [[Puja (Hinduism)|worship]].
-Although the ''upcharas'' differ according to the form of the prayer, a typical list of 16, which parallels the process of welcoming an honoured guest, is as follows:<ref>{{Citation|last=Fuller|first=C. J.|year=2004|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India |place=Princeton, NJ |publisher= Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-12048-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=FA67& |pages=67}}</ref><ref name=Ency>{{cite book|last1=Lochtefeld|first1=James G.|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z|date=2002|publisher=Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=9780823931804|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/720 720]|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|url-access=registration}}</ref>
+Some texts include all abovementioned articles(without omitting any) alongside additional articles like ''shayya''(bedding) & ''chhatra''(umbrella). Additional items offered  in case of female deities include lac, collyrium & vermilion. Some deities are offered articles which aren't offered to other deities. For example, alcohol is offered to [[Kali]].
 ==References==
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In [[Hinduism]], '''''upachara''''' ([[Sanskrit]]: उपचार; service or courtesy)<ref name=Apte>{{cite book|last1=Apte|first1=Vaman Shivram|title=The practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|date=1957|publisher=Prasad Prakashan|location=Poona|chapter-url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:4010.apte|chapter=उपचारः}}</ref> refers to the offerings and services made to a [[Hindu deity|deity]] as part of [[Puja (Hinduism)|worship]].

Although the ''upcharas'' differ according to the form of the prayer, a typical list of 16, which parallels the process of welcoming an honoured guest, is as follows:<ref>{{Citation|last=Fuller|first=C. J.|year=2004|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India |place=Princeton, NJ |publisher= Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-12048-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=FA67& |pages=67}}</ref><ref name=Ency>{{cite book|last1=Lochtefeld|first1=James G.|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z|date=2002|publisher=Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=9780823931804|page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/720 720]|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|url-access=registration}}</ref>

# ''Ahvahana'': Invocation of the deity
# ''[[Asana]]'': Offering a seat to the deity
# ''Padya'': Offering water to wash the feet
# ''Arghya'': Offering water to wash hands
# ''Achamaniya'': Offering water to drink
# ''Snana'' or ''[[Abhisheka|abhisekha]]'': Bathing
# ''Vastra'': Clothing or offering a garment
# ''Yagnopavit'' or ''[[Mangalsutra]]'': Putting on the sacred thread
# ''Anulepana'' or ''gandha'': Sprinkling with perfume
# ''[[Pushpanjali|Pushpa]]'': Offering flowers
# ''[[Dhupa]]'': Burning [[incense]]
# ''[[Diya (lamp)|Dipa]]'' or ''[[Aarti]]'': Waving of an oil lamp in front of the deity
# ''[[Naivedya]]'': Offering food
# ''[[Namaskara]]'' or ''[[pranam]]a'': Reverential prostration or salutation
# ''[[Parikrama]]'' or ''[[Pradakshina]]''. [[Circumambulation]]
# ''[[Visarjana]]'': Taking leave.

== 5 Upacharas ==
Panchopacharas are the five services offered in a simple puja.
# ''Gandham''
# ''[[Pushpanjali|Pushpam]]''
# ''[[Dhupa|Dhupam]]''
# ''[[Diya (lamp)|Dipam]]''
# ''[[Naivedyam]]''

== 10 Upacharas ==
Dasopacharas are the ten services offered in a puja.
# ''Padyam''
# ''Arghyam''
# ''Achamanam''
# ''Vastram'' (Madhuparkam)
# ''Achamaniyam''
# ''Gandham''
# ''[[Pushpanjali|Pushpam]]''
# ''[[Dhupa|Dhupam]]''
# ''[[Diya (lamp)|Dipam]]''
# ''[[Naivedyam]]''

==References==
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