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The following article appeared in THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS,
Rules of Worship - The New Indian Express
If it’s a Shivling puja, you are doing, never put tulsi leaves on the Shivling. No pasteurised or packet milk and always use ice cold milk. No coconut water on the Shivling, but you may offer coconuts. Offer only white flowers—never kewda and champa as they are said to be cursed by Lord Shiva. Never put a kumkum tilak on the Shivling, although it’s fine for idols of Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha. Consuming whatever is offered to the Shivling is believed to bring bad luck, loss of money and cause illness. Always do jaldhara on any Shivling kept at home since it attracts negative energies
1. Most of the temples use onlhy packet milk. Is it wrong then?
2. Most of the temples offer coconut water to the shivling in tamilnadu, Is the article correct?
3. At karnataka kumkum is being mixed with water and abishegam is done to shivling. But this article says do not put kumkum tilak.
4. Lastly consuming the offerings, Does it denote the abishegam virtually being done to the shivling or the offerings made to the shivling like coconut and other prasadam? But I think in tamilnadu both are being done:?
Any suggestions will be helpful.
thanks
The following article appeared in THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS,
Rules of Worship - The New Indian Express
If it’s a Shivling puja, you are doing, never put tulsi leaves on the Shivling. No pasteurised or packet milk and always use ice cold milk. No coconut water on the Shivling, but you may offer coconuts. Offer only white flowers—never kewda and champa as they are said to be cursed by Lord Shiva. Never put a kumkum tilak on the Shivling, although it’s fine for idols of Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha. Consuming whatever is offered to the Shivling is believed to bring bad luck, loss of money and cause illness. Always do jaldhara on any Shivling kept at home since it attracts negative energies
1. Most of the temples use onlhy packet milk. Is it wrong then?
2. Most of the temples offer coconut water to the shivling in tamilnadu, Is the article correct?
3. At karnataka kumkum is being mixed with water and abishegam is done to shivling. But this article says do not put kumkum tilak.
4. Lastly consuming the offerings, Does it denote the abishegam virtually being done to the shivling or the offerings made to the shivling like coconut and other prasadam? But I think in tamilnadu both are being done:?
Any suggestions will be helpful.
thanks
