How to Conduct Puja to Saraswati is part of a 9 volume set of new paperbacks published by Parijata Publications, Periplus Line LLC (www.periplusbooks.com), 1999 -2009. Each booklet is 5.25" tall x 4.25" - full color cover - b&w illustrations - Sanskrit transliteration & English translation - step-by-step instructions with introduction and list of materials. How-to handbooks for Hindu ceremonies of worship for: Ganapati (Ganesha); Shiva; Lakshmi; Rama; Soorya; Durga, Krishna, Saraswati, the Navagrahas (Nine Planets).
Dr. A.V. (Sheenu) Srinivasan has resided in the United States since 1961. In addition to a long career in engineering research and education, he has developed and taught courses on the ancient Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata at the University of Connecticut and Wesleyan University. He is the primary founder of the Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple Society and the driving force in the establishment of the Satyanarayana Temple in Middletown, Connecticut.
His publications include A Hindu Primer: Yaksha Prashna (1984), the second edition released by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 2002, and now in its third revised, enlarged edition, from Vision Books. His 2011 J Wiley publication, Hinduism for Dummies, is also available in India. Aside from books and articles in professional engineering journals, he has also published a number of articles on Hinduism and related topics in Indian-American newspapers and journals, and a series of guidebooks on Hindu religious ceremonies.
This book helped me to learn pooja items' use and necessity for Mother Saraswati. One day, I would like to conduct a puja in my own household and to bless devotees as well. However, due to living circumstances, everything here appears to be a fire hazard and I cannot do puja here. Otherwise, very good book for home puja. Simple and short.