Introduction

The New Year is the symbol of creation, as if the life has germinated from the seedlings of the past, the past which is full of memories, both happy and sad. The new life which germinates slowly has to face a lot of situations, both new as well as recurring.

The moment we tackle some situations which are recurring, we are in the midst of situations which make us puzzled. But since optimism is the lifeline of the person living in this material world, he is able to survive the toughest of the conditions provided he is getting the required amount of positive vibrations and energy.

This New Year, the 1^st of January 2017 is going to be the stepping stone of the next 12 months. And since the stepping stone decides the whole way, one has to be very careful in procuring the required positivity. Almost everyone holds a puja on this day with a desire of happy and prosperous year ahead. People make new resolutions and promises in front of the god and ask for strength and blessings to fulfill those resolutions successfully.

About this puja

Since the supreme personality of godhead is all powerful, he is able to bless the person with abhaya or fearlessness from all sorts of material miseries. He is also known as Hari, the one who takes away the miseries and plight of his devotees.

Since we need to get the desired result in the efforts we make throughout the year, we must have the desired resources and blessings from the lord to utilize the resources in the right direction.

New Year puja aims at worshipping and invocating the lord and his various forms, like Lord Krishna, Lord Ganesha, Srimati Durga Devi and other demigods which provide us with the power, prowess, positivity, wisdom and blessings to achieve the desired result.