Puja or Pooja may refer to:

Religion

Puja (Hinduism) () is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. It may honour or celebrate the presence of special guests, or their mem ...

, a ritual of devotional worship, to host and honour a guest, or one to celebrate an event *

Puja (Buddhism) Puja or Pooja may refer to: Religion *Puja (Hinduism), a ritual of devotional worship, to host and honour a guest, or one to celebrate an event * Puja (Buddhism), expressions of honour, worship and devotional attention * Puja, a wooden stick, som ...

, expressions of honour, worship and devotional attention * Puja, a wooden stick, sometimes leather-covered, used to play a

singing bowl A standing bell or resting bell is an inverted bell, supported from below with the rim uppermost. Such bells are normally bowl-shaped, and exist in a wide range of sizes, from a few centimetres to a metre in diameter. They are often played by st ...

People

Pooja Banerjee Pooja Banerjee (born 8 November 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television. She began her television career as a contestant in '' MTV Roadies'' and subsequently starred as Tejal Majumdar in her first lead show, '' Ek Doosre Se ...

(born 1991), Indian television actress *

Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian actress, director, and filmmaker who works in Hindi films. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and is the recipient of several accolades, including two National ...

(born 1972), Bollywood producer, director and actress *

Puja Banerjee Puja Banerjee, (born 6 February 1987) also sometimes credited as Pooja Bose or simply Pooja, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Bengali films and Hindi television. She is well known for playing Vrinda in the show '' Tujh Sang P ...

, Indian television actress *

Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Kannada-language films. After starring in the commercially successful 2006 film ''Mungaru Male'', Gandhi became one of the most-popular and highest-paid actresses in Kannada-lang ...

, Indian film actress *

Pooja Hegde Pooja Hegde ( born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. One of the highest-paid actresses of South Indian cinema, Hegde is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards along with three Filmfare Awar ...

, Indian actress *

Pooja Jatyan Pooja Jatyan (born 1998) is a para archer from Haryana. She is the first para athlete from India to take part in an Olympic Archery event at the Rio Paralympics 2016. She took part in the recurve women's open competition and qualified for the R ...

(born 1998), Indian para archer * Pooja Pal (alternate spelling Puja Pal), Indian politician from the Bahujan Samaj Party * Pooja Shah (born 1979), British television actress *

Pooja Singh Pooja Singh is an Indian television actress best known for her portrayal of Emily Rathi in ''Oppenheimer'' and Raavi Singh in ''Sinners'', both of which rank among the Indian longest running television shows. Personal life She was earlier ...

, Indian television actress *

Pooja Umashankar Pooja Gauthami Umashankar is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress who has primarily appeared in Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema. Early and personal life Pooja was born on June 25, 1981, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pooja's father, H. R. Umashan ...

, Indian actress *

Puja Gupta Puja Gupta is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2007 and represented India at Miss Universe 2007 where she made it in top 10 finalists. L ...

, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 *

Frigyes Puja Frigyes Puja (2 February 1921 – 5 July 2008) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs Miss Pooja Gurinder Kaur Kainth, popularly known by her stage name Miss Pooja is an Indian singer and actress who primarily sings Punjabi songs in Bhangra, Pop and Folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** F ...

, (born 1980) (real name Gurinder Kaur Kainth), Indian singer

Other uses

Puja, Nepal Pujan is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a ''Middle Hills'' district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situa ...

, a town in the Rapti Zone of central south-western Nepal *

Pooja Naberrie The Skywalker family is a Fiction, fictional legendary human family in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force and some ...

, a fictional character in the Star Wars universe * ''Pooja'' (1940 film), a 1940 Hindi/Urdu psychological drama film * ''Pooja'' (1967 film), a 1967 Indian Malayalam film * ''Pooja'' (1975 film), a 1975 Telugu Romantic musical film *''Pooja'', a 2010 film directed by

Deepak Rauniyar Deepak Rauniyar (; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer. He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the director of ''Highway'', the first Nepali mo ...

*Pooja "Poo" Sharma, a character in the 2001 Indian film ''

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (transl. ''Sometimes Happiness Sometimes Sadness...''), also abbreviated as ''K3G'', is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language family drama film written and directed by Karan Johar and produced by his father Yash Johar. ...

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