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The Course
VIDEO: Introduction and overview — 07:51
VIDEO: Learning methods and Assessment overview — 12:05
DW@H Online Syllabus 2026
READING: Recommended reading
Requirements for course
Participation Agreement
Course outline
Sodasopacara puja mantras
Student and instructor introduction
Meet the Team (videos)
Exercise : Student Introductions
Additional
Exercise: Create a Priority list
FORUM: General discussion
Handbook
MODULE 1
ICEBREAKER: your favourite deity
1.1 Why deity worship
VIDEO 1.1.1 - Why deity worship — introduction — 01:14
VIDEO 1.1.2 - Definition and goal of arcanā by Bhānu Svāmī — 07:53
READING: The Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 2
QUIZ 1 - Definition and goal of arcanā
VIDEO 1.1.3 - Why deity worship? — 3 VIDEOS
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.14.39
READING: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 15.108
EXERCISE 1: Why deity worship? — Developing respect
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22
READING: Letter to Hayagriva
QUIZ 2 - Why deity worship? - Subduing lusty desires
READING: Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 13
QUIZ 3 - 5 most potent forms of devotional service - Nectar of Devotion
READING: Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 9
QUIZ 4: The benefits of engaging in deity worship
EXERCISE 2: The benefits of engaging in deity worship
1.2 The importance and relevance of deity worship
VIDEO: 1.2.1 Importance and relevance of deity worship
VIDEO: 1.2.2 The 2 main principles of bhakti
EXERCISE 1: The 2 main principles of bhakti
VIDEO: 1.2.3 The nine processes of devotional service — 01:47
READING: 7.5.23-24
QUIZ 1: Why we worship the deity?
VIDEO: 1.2.4 Five principal activities of devotional service — 01:27
VIDEO: 1.2.5 The role of deity worship within the mission of Śrīla Prabhupāda — 01:40
VIDEO: 1.2.6 The 7 purposes of ISKCON — 02:07
READING: The seven purposes of ISKCON
EXERCISE 2: The 7 purposes of ISKCON.
VIDEO: 1.2.7 Chanting is all we need — 00:41
READING: Cc Adi 7.76
EXERCISE 3: Chanting is all we need
1.3 Mood of worship
VIDEO 1.3.1 - The mood of worship — introduction – 01:23
VIDEO 1.3.2 - What is the appropriate mood of worship? — 02:50
READING: SB 4.24.45–46 verse and purport
QUIZ: 1 Mood of worship as explained by Srila Prabhupada — part 1
READING: 3 Letters from Srila Prabhupada
Module-1 Q&A Forum
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
MODULE 2
ICEBREAKER
2.1 Purity
VIDEO: 2.1.1 Purity — introduction — 00:47
VIDEO: 2.1.2 The need for purity — 02:46
READING: Need for purity
QUIZ 1: Need for purity
EXERCISE 1: Need for purity
VIDEO: 2.1.3 Six divisions of purity — 01:53
READING: 6 divisions of purity pdf
QUIZ 2: Six divisions of purity
VIDEO: 2.1.4 How the practices of devotional service assist us in purification — 00:38
READING: Bhagvad-gītā 10.12-13
READING: Bhagvad-gītā 13.8-12
EXERCISE 2: How the practices of devotional service assist us in purification
VIDEO: 2.1.5 Purity — summary
2.2 Getting ready for worship
VIDEO: 2.2.1 Getting ready for worship — 02:46
READING: Getting ready for worship
QUIZ 1: Getting ready for worship
EXERCISE 1: Why is eating prasada considered contaminating when prasada is pure and purifying?
VIDEO: 2.2.2 Getting ready for worship — summary — 01:34
2.3 Acamana
VIDEO: 2.3.1 Acamana — introduction — 01:44
VIDEO: 2.3.2 How, why and when we do acamana — 07:48
READING: Ācamana article PDF
QUIZ 1: ācamana
VIDEO: 2.3.3 Ācamana demo video
Ācamana checklist
UPLOAD: Students upload their ācamana video
End of module 2
Weekly Quiz2
Journal: Module 2
Module 2 FAQ PDF
Module-2: Q&A Forum
Additional Resources
MODULE 3
VIDEO: Welcome to Week 3 — 01:56
ICEBREAKER
3.1 Ritual and Culture
VIDEO: 3.1.1 Ritual and culture — introduction — 05:54
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.3.25
QUIZ 1: Explain the need for rituals in deity worship.
READING: Nectar of Devotion Chapter 2
EXERCISE 1: Devotional service in practice
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22
EXERCISE 2: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22
READING: The Nectar of Instruction Text 2
QUIZ 2: The Nectar of Instruction Text 2
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.24
EXERCISE 3: What distinguishes a ritual from an act of devotion?
VIDEO: 3.1.2 Ritual and culture — summary — 00:39
3.2 Offenses
EXERCISE 1: Offenses during deity worship
VIDEO: 3.2.1 Offenses — introduction
READING: Seva aparadha sources
VIDEO: 3.2.2 Offenses — explanation — 05:30
VIDEO: 3.2.3 Categories of offenses — 06:51
READING: Offenses in deity worship.pdf
VIDEO: 3.2.4 Offenses — summary — 02:34
READING: Raghava Pandita
EXERCISE 2: Raghava Pandita
QUIZ 1: Offenses
3.3 Waking the deities
VIDEO: 3.3.1 Waking the deities — introduction — 01:01
VIDEO: 3.3.2 Waking the deities — explanation — 03:03
VIDEO: 3.3.3 Waking the deities demonstration — 06:48
EXERCISE 1: How is waking deities done under different situations
QUIZ 1: Waking the deities
End of module 3
Weekly quiz 3
Journal: Module 3
Module-3 FAQ PDF
Module-3: Q&A
Forum: Module 3
MODULE 4
VIDEO: Welcome to Module 4 — 1:06
Icebreaker: Your altar
4.1 The form of the Lord
VIDEO: 4.1.1 Form of the Lord — introduction — 01:06
VIDEO: 4.1.2 Define the nature of the deity — 02:43
EXERCISE 1: Define the nature of the deity
VIDEO: 4.1.3 Common misconceptions part 1 — 01:50
VIDEO: 4.1.3 Common misconceptions countering part 2 — 05:55
EXERCISE 2: Common misconceptions and counter argument
VIDEO: 4.1.4 Examples from sastra — 05:09
READING: The story of Saksi Gopal
AUDIO: Raghunandana Ṭhākura — 05:57
AUDIO: Gaurīdāsa Paṇḍita — 07:55
QUIZ 1: Examples from sastra
EXERCISE 3: Realizations with the deity
VIDEO: 4.1.5 Explain the Gaudiya-Vaishnava-Siddhanta — 04:40
EXERCISE 4: Explain the Gaudiya-Vaishnava-Siddhanta
VIDEO: 4.1.6 How the deity interacts with His devotees — summary — 01:25
4.2 Inviting the Lord into your home & altar setup
VIDEO: 4.2.1 Inviting the Lord — introduction — 00:48
EXERCISE 1: What does an altar look like
VIDEO: 4.2.2 Where do we worship the Lord & what does it look like? — explanation — 03:38
VIDEO: 4.2 What altars look like?
EXERCISE 2: Where do we worship the Lord?
VIDEO: 4.2.3 Inviting the Lord — explanation — 06:17
EXERCISE 3: Location of the altar
EXERCISE 4: Identify the possible obstacles to having a home altar or doing home worship and explore possible solutions.
VIDEO: 4.2.4 Inviting the Lord into your home — summary — 1:00
4.3 Offering food
VIDEO: Kurma — what is bog? — 07:13
VIDEO: 4.3.1 Offering food — introduction — 00:58
VIDEO: 4.3.2 Why do we offer food to the Lord? — 01:30
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.24
EXERCISE 1: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.24
VIDEO: 4.3.3 Offering food — explanation — 04:04
QUIZ 1: Offering food
VIDEO: 4.3.4 Offering food — video demonstration — 06:14
VIDEO: 4.3.5 Food offering — summary — 00:55
Bhoga offering checklist
UPLOAD: Students upload their bhoga offering video
End of Module 4
Weekly quiz 4
JOURNAL: Week 4
FAQ document
Module-4: Q&A
Forum: Module 4
MODULE 5
VIDEO: Welcome to Module 5 — 3:11
ICEBREAKER
5.1 Deity worship @ home and in the temple
VIDEO: 5.1.1 Deity worship @ home and in the temple — introduction — 02:30
READING: Arcana paddhati
EXERCISE 1: Arcana paddhati Introduction
VIDEO: 5.1.2 Deity worship @ home and in the temple — comparison — 02:31
EXERCISE 2: Home vs Temple
VIDEO: 5.1.3 Bhanu Swami — Home vs temple — 06:38
EXERCISE 3: Proper motivation
VIDEO: 5.1.4 Deity worship @ home and in the temple — summary — 01:05
5.2 Standards of worship/finding the balance
VIDEO: 5.2.1 Standards — introduction — 03:02
VOTING: Making commitments
EXERCISE 1: What influences our standards of worship?
VIDEO: 5.2.2 Factors which may cause variations in worship standards — 12:32
VIDEO: 5.2.3 What forms of the Lord could be worshiped at home? — 04:04
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.3.22 - What forms of the Lord could be worshiped at home?
QUIZ 1: What forms of the Lord could be worshiped at home
VIDEO: 5.2.4 Evaluating worship standards — how do we understand what we should do?
EXERCISE 2: Arcana paddhati introduction — reflection
VIDEO: 5.2.5 Standards of worship — summary
5.3 Ārati
VIDEO: 5.3.1 Ārati — introduction — 01:26
EXERCISE 1: What is an ārati and why we offer it?
VIDEO: 5.3.2 The ārati means — Śrīla Prabhupāda
POLL 1: After listening to Śrīla Prabhupāda explain the meaning of ārati, did this change your understanding of what the items are? If so, what do you think the items of ārati mean now?
POLL 2: What the items offered in arati are for or represent?
VIDEO: 5.3.3 Arati — explanation — 03:03
QUIZ 1: What are the different types of ārati offered in ISKCON mentioned in the video?
READING: Why offer ārati?
EXERCISE 2: Why offer ārati?
VIDEO: 5.3.4 Ārati items — explanation-part 1 — 02:16
VIDEO: 5.3.5 Ārati items — explanation-part 2 — 03:55
READING: Ārati procedure
QUIZ 2: What are the items offered in each of the āratis offered in an ISKCON temple?
VIDEO: 5.3.5 Offering ārati — demonstration — 15:10
VIDEO: 5.3.6 Offering ārati — summary — 00:51
Ārati checklist
ASSIGNMENT: Offering ārati — video assessment
End of Module 5
Weekly quiz 5
JOURNAL: Week 5
FAQ document
Module-5: Q&A
Forum: Module 5
Additional resources
MODULE 6
VIDEO: Welcome to Module 6 — 2:25
ICEBREAKER
6.1 Bathing & dressing — introduction
EXERCISE 1: Why we bathe and dress the deities
VIDEO: 6.1.1 Bathing and dressing — introduction — 04:10
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.16-17
QUIZ 1: Why we bathe and dress the deities.
QUIZ 2: The major steps in bathing and dressing the deities.
EXERCISE 2: Any ideas on things you could do to remember the major steps in bathing and dressing the deities and their order?
READING: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.27.12
VIDEO: 6.1.2 Materials and worship — 03:42
QUIZ 3: The differences in worship procedures according to the materials deities are made from.
VIDEO: 6.1.3 Preparation — explanation, part 1 — 04:11
VIDEO: 6.1.3 Preparation — explanation, part 2 — 06:16
VIDEO: 6.1.4 Setup — 6:11
VIDEO: 6.1.5 Preliminary worship — 2:07
VIDEO: 6.1.6 Polishing & bathing — explanation- 38:42
VIDEO: 6.1.7 Dressing — 04:26
VIDEO: 6.1.8 Worship & conclusion — 06:29
QUIZ 4: Bathing and dressing detailed steps based on the demo video.
6.2 Tulasī
VIDEO: 6.2.1 Tulasī — introduction — 0:51
VIDEO: 6.2.2 Tulasī — Identity and glories of Tulasī — 08:03
EXERCISE 1: Practical tips for using Tulasī in Kṛṣṇa’s service
VIDEO: 6.2.3 Tulasī — importance and benefits
EXERCISE 2: The importance and benefits of serving Tulasī devi
QUIZ 1: Importance and benefits of serving tulasī
VIDEO: 6.2.3b Tulasī-kīrtana — 07:38
READING: Tulasī kīrtana
QUIZ 2: Tulasī Kīrtana
EXERCISE 3: Names of Tulasī — Word Search
QUIZ 3: 8 Names of Tulasī
VIDEO: 6.2.4 Tulasī — serving Tulasī devi at home — 1:46
JOURNAL: How to serve Tulasī-devī at home
VIDEO: 6.2.5 Tulasī — Values and attitudes — 3:08
VIDEO: 6.2.6 Tulasī — summary — 0:57
End of Module 6
Weekly quiz 6
JOURNAL: Week 6
FAQ document
Module-6: Q&A
Forum: Module 6
Additional resources
MODULE 7
VIDEO: Welcome to Module 7 — 1:26
ICEBREAKER — Most important lesson
7.1 Putting the deities to bed
VIDEO: 7.1.1 Putting deities to bed — introduction - 0:59
READING: Putting the deities to bed
QUIZ 1: List in order the essential steps in putting the deities to bed
VIDEO: 7.1.2a Putting the deities to bed — setup — 03:42
VIDEO: 7.1.3 Putting the deities to bed — Demonstration video — 09:08
VIDEO: 7.1.4 Putting deities to bed — summary — 1:37
7.2 Travel and deity worship
QUIZ 1: What to do with your deities when you travel.
VIDEO: 7.2.3 Murli Manohara prabhu conclusion — 04:26
7.3 Children and deity worship
SLIDESHOW: 7.3.1 Children and deity worship - Part I
EXERCISE 1:
EXERCISE 2:
SLIDESHOW: 7.3.2 Children and deity worship - Part II
QUIZ 1:
SLIDESHOW: 7.3.3 Children and deity worship - Pt. III
EXERCISE 3: Reflect back to the question asked at the beginning
EXERCISE 4: Impressions
7.4 IDWM
QUIZ: what is your impression of IDWM now
End of Module 7
JOURNAL: Week 7
FAQ document
Module-7: Q&A
Forum: Module 7
Additional Resources
MODULE 8
Recap
8.3 Lifestyle of purity
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