Monday, April 13, 2009

Offerings

Smearing the idols with sandal paste is an important mode of worship common to all the deities. All the idols fully covered with sandal paste and decorated with ornaments alongwith the bright glow of oil lamps create a divine halo all over the shrine. Besides this, 'Appam' to Ganapathi, 'Vadamala' and 'Avil' to Hanuman and 'Ad a' to Ayyappan are the most important offerings. It is a common mode of worship to light the oil lamps inside the temple with ghee. In addition to this, strange gifts as bow and arrow, cradles, etc. are also offered by devotees.

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