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What does Mauli or Kalava mean?

Let us first understand, what does Mauli or Kalava mean? The literal meaning of Mauli in Sanskrit is ‘crown’, which means above all. Well, Mauli is a sanctified thread which is also known as ‘Kalava’. This thread is dyed in red and yellow combination.

A Mauli is tied during or after a religious ceremony by a priest or an elder in the family. The proper way of tying it on your wrist is by spinning it seven times then three knots are tied on the devotee’s hand while the palm is facing upwards.

Also, a Mauli is offered to a deity for some positive vibes and to be protected from the evil eye. Along with the way of tying Mauli, the day is also essential. You should tie a Mauli on a Tuesday or a Saturday or any other religious event.

In India, Mauli holds great significance and has different names all over the country like Kalava, Rakshastra, Charadu and many more. These threads are a representation of long life and protection against evil. Read on to know all about Mauli along with its religious and scientific significance.

Mauli holds tremendous significance in Hindu culture since ancient times. As mentioned above the literal meaning of Mauli is the crown, a crown is always placed above. Lord Shiva is referred as ‘Chandramauli’ as he adornes the crescent moon on his matted hair.

According to the ancient Hindu scriptures, it is said that Lord Vishnu’s incarnation Vamana tied the ‘Raksha (protection) Dhaga (Thread)’ on the wrist of King Bali to grant him with the boon of immortality. Since then, the ritual of tying Mauli has been practiced by the Hindu sect.

Every Hindu ritual has a story and significance to back it. The sanctified thread is tied by the Guru/ panditji (holy men) or by the elderly members, especially grandparents of the family on the wrist of each person who is present in the holy ceremony.

While tying the Mauli, a mantra is chanted, it is believed that, reciting the sacred mantras is done to infuse the thread with positivity and invoke the Sattvik (pure) state in humans.

The ‘Ardhanarishvara’ form of Shiva and Parvati has been depicted as right half Shiva and the left half is Parvati Devi. Hence, men are tied Mauli on right wrist while female are tied Mauli on the left wrist. A lot of attributes are associated with Mauli, it is known as the protection shield which keeps the evil/ negative energies and worldly problems at bay. Mauli is also tied to receive blessings from the deity who is worshipped during the puja (prayer) ceremony or havan (Holy fire).

Mauli Thread: Significance Of Tying It On Your Hand

Scientific significance of tying a Mauli: Almost all the important veins pass on to the other parts of the body from wrist only. In Ayurveda, there is a theory called as the ‘Tridosha Theory’. According to this theory, our body constitutes of three Dosha (Fault) namely Vaat (Wind), Pitt (Bile) and Kaptha (Phlegm).

The red thread known as Mauli or Kalava is a sacred thread tied on the wrist before the start of any Hindu sacred ceremony. ... So if we tie Mouli on the wrist, it helps in controlling the blood circulation of the body. Wearing Kalava in hand to ward off negative energy or evil spirits.

Aforementioned, Mauli holds a high level of importance in the Hindu religion. It is an essential factor in allowing them to convey their faith and beliefs. However, Mauli not only has a religious significance but also has a scientific logic behind it. Read ahead to know more.

If a small amount of weight is placed on the wrist it activates the nerve centers in that area. Thus, when Mauli is tied around the wrist it activates the nerves center and helps in improving the blood circulation which balances the Tridoshas.

It also helps in keeping the negative energies away from our aura and acts like a protecting shield.

Which hand do you tie mauli?

The thread of Mauli tied on right arm.

A Mauli is tied during or after a religious ceremony by a priest or an elder in the family. The proper way of tying it on your wrist is by spinning it seven times then three knots are tied on the devotee's hand while the palm is facing upwards. The thread of Mauli tied on right arm

Also, a Mauli is offered to a deity for some positive vibes and to be protected from the evil eye. Along with the way of tying Mauli, the day is also essential. You should tie a Mauli on a Tuesday or a Saturday or any other religious event.

Religious Significance of tying Mauli thread

Mauli threads are known to keep us protected from several dangers including any kind of negative energy and diseases. They help us to receive blessings from our deity and add positive energy to our lives.

Mauli threads are known to keep us protected from several dangers including any kind of negative energy and diseases. They help us to receive blessings from our deity and add positive energy to our lives. Rakhi tied on a brother’s hands by her sister on the festival of Rakshabandhan is also a type of Mauli.

Mauli has several mentions and references in the mythology. Read ahead to know all about these references.  

• In Mahabharata, Mauli thread was tied on Abhimanyu’s wrist by Kunti Devi to protect him. Until he had Mauli on his hand, he was undefeated but as soon as a rat sent by Lord Krishna cut off the thread, Abhimanyu fell off in the war.
• It is said that Mauli threads invoke Trideva and Tridevi. The tridevas are Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. While the Tridevis are Lakshmi, Saraswati and Maheshwara. Therefore, tying a mauli on our hand invokes the blessings of all these deities.
• Tying Mauli on Anant Chaturdashi is known to be auspicious as it brings happiness, prosperity and health.
• In Atharva Samhita also Mauli has great significance.

Scientific Significance of wearing Mauli thread

Mauli threads are known to keep us protected from several dangers including any kind of negative energy and diseases. They help us to receive blessings from our deity and add positive energy to our lives.

Apart from the religious significance, Mauli threads also have a scientific significance. In Ayurveda, there are three faults in our body, Vatta, Pitta and Kapha which are also known as the Tridoshas. The instability of these doshas can lead to harmful results.

Putting some weight on our wrists with a Mauli ensures that there are no imbalances in these doshas. Thus, it protects us from several harmful diseases like diabetes, heart disease and many more along with this enhances blood circulation. 

While tying the Mauli, a mantra is chanted, which is as follows:

“Om yena baddho balee raajaa daana

vendro mahaa balah tenatvaa mabhibadhnaami,

rakshe maachala maachala”.

The meaning of this mantra is “I am tying this thread on your hand this is a symbol of Raksha (protection), with which the most powerful and generous King Bali himself was bound; O Raksha, don’t go away; don’t go away.”

It is believed that, reciting the sacred mantras is done to infuse the thread with positivity and invoke the Sattvik (pure) state in humans. It protects the wearer from all negativities and evil influences; it also wards off dangers, diseases and enemies.

The ‘Ardhanarishvara’ form of Shiva and Parvati has been depicted as half and half woman. The iconographic attributes depict the right half as Shiva and the left half is Parvati Devi. This generates the Universal Protective Shield in form of energy known as Purusha and Prakriti. The classic example of this would be: The idol of of God in any temple is placed on the right whereas; the idol of the Goddess is placed on the left. Hence, men are tied Mauli on right wrist while female are tied Mauli on the left wrist.

It is believed that by tying the Mauli, blessing from Tridev- Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and Tridevi- Lakshmi, Saraswati and Durga; are bestowed upon the devotee. We get fame from the blessing of Brahma, from the blessings of Lord Vishnu we get power to defend the evil and from the blessings of Supreme Shiva we get the power to end all are negative qualities. On the other hand, we receive knowledge from the blessings of Goddess Saraswati, from the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi we get prosperity and from blessings of Goddess Durga we get power. A lot of attributes are associated with Mauli, it is known as the protection shield which keeps the evil/ negative energies and worldly problems at bay. Mauli is also tied to receive blessings from the deity who is worshipped during the puja (prayer) ceremony or havan (Holy fire).

In the scripture of Mahabharata too a very important significance of Mauli is presented. During a war, Kunti tied red thread (Mauli) on right hand wrist of Abhimanyu as a shield of protection. None of the warriors could defeat Abhimanyu. It was only when a mouse nibbled off the thread that his protection went away and he was killed.

Now that we know its religious significance, let us understand the scientific significance of tying a Mauli. We all know that our body constitutes of 72,000 nerves. Almost all the important veins pass on to the other parts of the body from wrist only. In Ayurveda, there is a theory called as the ‘Tridosha Theory’. According to this theory, our body constitutes of three Dosha (Fault) namely Vaat (Wind), Pitt (Bile) and Kaptha (Phlegm) s. These three bio-elements are very unstable. If a small amount of weight is placed on the wrist it activates the nerve centers in that area. Thus, when Mauli is tied around the wrist it activates the nerves center and helps in improving the blood circulation which balances the Tridoshas. It also helps in keeping the negative energies away from our aura and acts like a protecting shield.

I hope you enjoyed this read and this article answered all your queries about the sacred thread ’Mauli’. If you liked this article do post your comments to us in the space provided in the comment box or like this article. 

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गुण मिलान करते समय यदि वर और वधू की नाड़ी अलग-अलग हो तो उन्हें नाड़ी मिलान के 8 में से 8 अंक प्राप्त होते हैं, जैसे कि वर की आदि नाड़ी तथा वधू की नाड़ी मध्य अथवा अंत। किन्तु यदि वर और वधू की नाड़ी एक ही हो तो उन्हें नाड़ी मिलान के 8 में से 0 अंक प्राप्त होते हैं तथा इसे नाड़ी दोष का नाम दिया जाता है। नाड़ी दोष की प्रचलित धारणा के अनुसार वर-वधू दोनों की नाड़ी आदि होने की स्थिति में तलाक या अलगाव की प्रबल संभावना बनती है तथा वर-वधू दोनों की नाड़ी मध्य या अंत होने से वर-वधू में से किसी एक या दोनों की मृत्यु की प्रबल संभावना बनती है।

1 -वर कन्या की एक राशि हो, लेकिन जन्म नक्षत्र अलग अलग हों या जन्म नक्षत्र एक ही हों परन्तु राशियां अलग अलग हों तो नाड़ी दोष नही होता है, यदि जन्म नक्षत्र एक ही हों चरण भेद हो तो अति आवश्यकता अर्थात सगाई हो गई हो, एक दूसरे को पसंद करते हों तब इस स्थिति में विवाह किया जा सकता है।
2 -विशाखा, अनुराधा, धनिष्ठा, रेवति, आद्रा, पूर्वभाद्रपद इन आठ नक्षत्रों मे वर कन्या का जन्म हो तो नाड़ी दोष नही रहता है।
3 – उत्तराभाद्रपद, रेवती, रोहणी, विषाखा, आद्रा, श्रवण, पुष्य, मघा, इन नक्षत्र में भी वर कन्या का जन्म नक्षत्र पड़े तो नाड़ी दोष नही रहता है।
4 – वर कन्या के राशिपति यदि बुध, गुरू एवं शुक्र में से कोई एक या अथवा दोनों के राशि पति एक ही हों तो नाड़ी दोष नही रहता है।
5 – ज्योतिष के अनुसार नाड़ी दोष विप्र वर्ण पर प्रभावी माना जाता है। यदि वर कन्या दोनो जन्म से विप्र हो तो उनमे नाड़ी दोष प्रभावी माना जाता है । अन्य वर्णो पर नाड़ी दोष पूर्ण प्रभावी नही होता है। यदि विप्र वर्ण पर नाड़ी दोष प्रभावी माने तो नियम का हनन होता है। क्योकिं बृहस्पति एवं शुक्र को विप्र वर्ण का माना गया है। यदि वर कन्या के राशि पति विप्र वर्ण ग्रह हों तो इनके अनुसार नाड़ी दोष नही रहता है। विप्र वर्ण की राशियों में भी बुध व शुक्र राशिपति बनते हैं।
6 -सप्तमेश स्वगृही होकर शुभ ग्रहों के प्रभाव में हों एवं वर कन्या के जन्म नक्षत्र चरण में भिन्नता हो तो नाड़ी दोष नही रहता है।

इन परिहारों के अलावा कुछ प्रबल नाड़ी दोष के योग भी बनते हैं , जिनके होने पर विवाह न करना ही उचित रहता है।
यदि वर कन्या की नाड़ी एक हो एवं निम्न मे से कोई युग्म वर कन्या का जन्म नक्षत्र हो तो विवाह न करें;
अ – आदि नाड़ी -अश्विनी -ज्येष्ठा, हस्त-शतिभषा, उ फा -पू फा, अर्थात वर का नक्षत्र अश्विनी हो तो वधु का नक्षत्र ज्येष्ठा होने पर प्रबल नाड़ी दोष होगा।इस प्रकार कन्या का नक्षत्र अश्विनी हो तो वर का नक्षत्र ज्येष्ठा होने पर प्रबल नाड़ी दोष होगा। इसी प्रकार आगे के युग्मों से भी अभिप्राय समझें।
ब – मध्यनाड़ी- भरणी-अनुराधा , पूर्वा फाल्गुनी -उत्तराफाल्गुनी, पुष्य-पूर्वाष्णढ़ , मृगशिरा -चित्रा , चित्रा-धनिष्ठा, मृगशिरा-धनिष्ठा
स – अंत्य नाड़ी- कृतिका-विशाखा, रोहणी- स्वाति , मघा-रेवती ,

इस प्रकार की स्थिति में प्रबल नाड़ी दोष होने के कारण विवाह करते समय अवश्य ध्यान रखें।
सामान्य नाड़ी दोष होने पर किस प्रकार के उपाय दाम्पत्य जीवन को सुखी बनाने का प्रयास कर सकते हैं।

नाड़ी दोष के उपाय

1 – वर एवं कन्या दोनों मध्यनाड़ी में उत्पन्न हो तो पुरूष को प्राण भय रहता है । इसी स्थिति में पुरूष को महा मृत्युंजय जाप इत्यादि अति आवश्यक है।यदि वर एवं कन्या दोनों की नाड़ी आदि या अंत हो तो स्त्री को प्राण भय की संभावना रहती है, इसलिये इस स्थिति में कन्या महामृत्युंजय अवश्य करे।
2 – नाड़ी दोष होने पर संकल्प लेकर किसी ब्राह्मण को गोदान या स्वर्णदान करना चाहिये ।
3 – अपनी सालगिरह पर अपने वजन के बराबर अन्नदान करें , एवं साथ में ब्राह्मण भोज करायें ।
4 – नाड़ी दोष के प्रभाव को दूर करने के लिये अनुकूल आहार दान करें । अर्थात आर्युवेद मतानुसार जिस दोष की अधिकतम बने उस दोष को दूर करने वाले आहार का सेवन करें ।
5 – वर एवं कन्या में से जिसे मारकेश की दशा चल रही हो उसको दशानाथ का उपाय दशाकाल तक अवश्य करना चाहिये

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In our craziest fantasies we have always thought of the concept of soulmate, a person with whom we can spent our rest of life. Marriage is one of purest relationship, which involves two person who have decided to spent their rest of life with each other. The marriage can be smoothly run, as well as it can be well versed by given below quote of william shatner,

I Love the concept of togetherness and the entwinement of marriage

This quote expresses that marriage is simply a bond between two people who decide to put up together and be with each other in good and bad, happy and sad and etc. everyone seems to look forward for the blissful marital life which will be filled with happiness. For this they seem to look for remedies beforehand.

It's said that marriage is the bond between the two individuals, who

You must have heard of Astrology lending a helping hand to all those couples to be who doesn't want wrong with their marriage. Astrology suggests:

• The remedies which will help you to keep the marriage intact, and happy.
• It explains with various charts and planets that this marriage will be right for your future life or not.
• Astrology is also the one type of science which helps to look forward that any hurdles doesn't comes in front of the newlyweds in their marriage.

Marriage Astrology suggests the various remedies which will help to lead the easy and comfortable married life. If talk about astrology then it is about the process of marriage, then it is about the process of getting married, married life is in term of longevity of marriage and happy married life is that there is coordination between the couple and they don't have differences which can create a problem in further life.

In today's time when everything is moving fast forward and individuals does not have the time and these busy schedules sometimes create disputes between the couples, these disturb the harmony of the relationship and recurring fights disturb the context of married life. This creates the rift and husband and wife do go against each other. To get easy solution they look forward for astrology as it comes up with easy solutions which will resolve the fight and bring the harmony to the relationship. The couple beforehand looks for the reliable marriage prediction to avoid any sort of differences in future.

Parameters and conditions which provide happy marriage existence

There ought to be an intensive exam of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 7th and twelfth house, Following houses must be strong and their lords must be nicely placed playing excellent role. Additionally there must preferably be the issue of benefic planet on them. No factor is higher than the factor of cruel planets: -except the exceptional of the overall Horoscope.

In extra there may be a need to spend greater time to check the divisional charts such as

• Navamasha and the working Dasha system besides the transit of planets.
• Ascendant / Lagna and lagna lord 7th residence - it's miles historically the house of marriage.
• Fifth house- it's far the house of romance, house of progeny and country of thoughts / feelings.
• Planets in 7th house and the 7th residence - from herbal ascendant, 7th from Moon and seventh from Venus have to also be tested. Twelfth house - house of sexual amusement.
• The affliction of the twelfth residence / lord by malefic especially if they're lords of six is not suitable. As it could supply impotency / frigidity.
• 4th house - the residence of happiness
• 2nd house - the kutumba (immediately family) and wealth
• Moon as karka of mind
• Venus - significator of 7th house and semen
• Mars - planet of virility How to check if the relevant house is unblemished
  

  A house to be true need to have the following:

• There should be component of benefic planets at the residence. The residence has to no longer be through malefic. The herbal malefic planets are sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu & Ketu.
• It ought to be in shubh kartari yoga and not be hemmed in among malefic planets
• It should be sturdy in power (bhavabala).
• It need to have above average benefic factors (27 and above) in ashtakavarga.
• Of route, the aspect of benefic planets will upload to the beauty

Significators (Karka)

Nearly every planets has position to play - immediately or not directly to make the wedding going correctly. However in brief in this article, we will take 3 crucial significations. they're

Venus: it's far karka for marriage, and semen

Mars: it must be tested as it represents sexual pressure and in case of a woman Horoscope it is also useful for calculating the fertility.

Jupiter: a few astrologers are of the opinion that within the female Horoscope Jupiter represents husband.

To present suitable outcomes these significators must be robust. To be robust they must be

• Exalted
• In its mool trikona signal
• In its own house
• In Kendra or trikona: (the planets in Kendra trikona emerge as sturdy) or
• In other auspicious houses. as an instance, Venus inside the ninth house gives true success and happiness and in 10th and 11th, it makes for a glad and romantic marriage. similarly inside the 12th it offers sexual pleasures.
• Aspected via benefics planets.
• ought to be strong in bhava bala
• It need to be sturdy in Ashtakvarga.
• The planet need to no longer be combust.

The significator planet have to be hemmed in among benefices which gives upward thrust to shubhkartari yoga - including to its strength. Conversely, if it's far hemmed in among malefic planets it's going to no longer provide proper consequences.

In addition the planets should now not be in 6,8 and 12 or trik houses

A vargotama Venus gives accurate end result.

These are some significator which is required to lead happy married life, and sometimes these words become big question in front of the individuals who find trouble with getting these astrological terms. So, if you are in search of answers of your question then get in touch with experts who are learned astrologers and hold years of expertise in their work and have the capability to resolve each and every query related to them.

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• If second house lord is placed in eleventh house along with eleventh house lord in second house than I found in almost all cases marriage do take place in the age of sixteen year to twenty five years of age.
• Next is when second house lord is eleventh house along with Lagna lord is placed in tenth house that I found mostly that marriage do take place in  the age between seventeen years to between years of age.( seventeenth years should be taken only if law permit or lowest age as per law of land for girl or boy).
• Now, next one is when Venus planet is placed in Kendra( first, fourth, seventh and tenth house) from ascendant also that house is owned by Saturn planet along with a aspect by benefice planet than marriage do take place in the age between twenty years to twenty eight years in most of cases as per my reading.
• Still the next one is when second house is occupied by Venus planet along with seventh house lord is placed in eleventh house than as per my experience marriage do take place between twenty years to twenty eight years of age.
• Next now is when seventh house is occupied by Venus planet, Moon and Saturn, then marriage normally take place after thirty years of age. Sometimes it takes thirty five years. So, in such case one should not get worried for marriage.
• Now if Sun is placed in seventh house and if seventh lord is in conjunction with Venus and this conjunction is in Kendra then marriage possible in the age of twenty three years to twenty five years, but if seventh lord or Venus is afflicted in birth chart or Navamsa then marriage gets delayed & possibility is in the age of thirty years to thirty three year.

1. Please stop using the term "God-fearing" - Hindus never ever fear God. For us, God is everywhere and we are also an integral part of God. God is not a separate entity to fear.
2. Please do not use the meaningless term "RIP" when someone dies. Use "Om Shanti", "Sadgati" or "I wish this atma attains moksha/sadgati /uttama lokas". Hinduism neither has the concept of "soul" nor its "resting". The terms "Atma" and "Jeeva" are, in a way, antonyms for the word "soul".(to be understood in detail)
3. Please don't use the word "Mythology" for our historic epics (Itihas) Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama and Krishna are historical heroes, not just mythical characters.
4. Please don't be apologetic about idol worship and say “Oh, that's just symbolic". All religions have idolatry in kinds or forms - cross, words, letters (calligraphy) or direction. Also let's stop using the words the words 'idols', 'statues' or 'images' when we refer to the sculptures of our Gods. Use the terms 'Moorthi' or 'Vigraha'. If words like Karma, Yoga, Guru and Mantra can be in the mainstream, why not Moorthi or Vigraha?
5. Please don't refer to Ganesh and Hanuman as "Elephant god" and "Monkey god" respectively. You can simply write Shree Ganesh and Shree Hanuman.
6. Please don't refer to our temples as prayer halls. Temples are "devalaya" (abode of god) and not "prathanalaya" (Prayer halls).
7. Please don't wish your children "black birthday" by allowing them to blow off the candles that are kept on top of the birthday cake. Don't throw spit on the divine fire (Agni Deva). Instead, ask them to pray: "Oh divine fire, lead me from darkness to light" (Thamasoma Jyotirgamaya) by lighting a lamp. These are all strong images that go deep into the psyche.
8. Please avoid using the words "spirituality" and "materialistic". For a Hindu, everything is divine. The words spirituality and materialism came to India through evangelists and Europeans who had a concept of Church vs State. Or Science vs Religion. On the contrary, in India, Sages were scientists and the foundation stone of Sanatan Dharma was Science.
9. Please don't use the word "Sin" instead of "Paapa". We only have Dharma (duty, righteousness, responsibility and privilege) and Adharma (when dharma is not followed). Dharma has nothing to do with social or religious morality. 'Papa' derives from Adharma.
10. Please don't use loose translation like meditation for "dhyana" and 'breathing exercise' for "Pranayama". It conveys wrong meanings. Use the original words.

Due to Chaitanya in Idols of Shri Ganapati on immersion it purifies the water. With the flowing water, this Chaitanya reaches far and wide and many people benefit from them. This water evaporates, too; hence, it makes the atmosphere sattvik (Sattva-predominant).

A. ‘Donation of Idol’ is unscientific, ‘immersion of Idol’ is most appropriate : It is mentioned in the scriptures, that immersion of Shri Ganesh Idol should necessarily be done in flowing water or a reservoir. However, some people view the immersion of the Idol as an act that causes water pollution, famine etc. As a remedy on this problem, some anti-Hindus make a ridiculous appeal to the people to donate Idols instead of immersing them. Besides being unscientific, the donation of Idols is an insult to Shri Ganesh. The following are the reasons why the donation of Idol is unscientific.

• Immersing an Idol (that is consecrated) on Shri Ganesh Chaturthi in the Bhadrapad month is a religious ritual as per the scriptures.
• To donate a Deity or to accept the Deity’s donation is a grave insult to Deities, for we humans do not have the capability to give or accept Deities in donation.
• An Idol is not a toy or a show piece that can be discarded or donated after use as per one’s whims and fancies.

        It has been observed that the workers of anti-Hindu organisations collect the Idols and throw them in stone quarries. This is how they dispose of the objects of our faith. Why should we allow such an insult of Dharma (Righteousness) ?

        Every year, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti organises and effects a campaign to create awareness among people on this issue. Do not donate Idols; and for protection of Dharma, participate in these campaigns organized by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti !

B. How to immerse an Idol in critical circumstances ? : Certain regions do not have reservoirs with enough water for immersion. At some other places, all the sources of water are polluted, making them unsuitable for immersion of the Idol. Likewise, because of a famine or a calamity in a place, Idol immersion may not be possible. Such a situation can be tackled in the following two ways :

• Instead of consecrating an Idol, place a betel nut and worship it symbolically as Shri Ganapati. The betel nut can be immersed in a small well or a stream.
• Buy a new metal Idol of Shri Ganapati for the Chaturthi festival and worship it after consecration. Though a Ganapati Idol is always present in daily worship, the reason for bringing a new Idol is as follows – The Ganesh waves descend onto the earth in a larger proportion on Shri Ganesh Chaturthi. If they are invoked in our daily worship, the Idol will get charged with tremendous amount of energy. It will become difficult to honour such an Idol possessing tremendous amount of energy with meticulous ritualistic worship throughout the year; for it means strictly following the restrictions of Karmakanḍa. Hence, a new metal Idol should be bought. Such an Idol need not be actually immersed in water. At the time of immersion, keep some akshata on the palm of the Idol and move the Idol a little with the right hand. With this, the Principle in the Idol also is immersed. Such an Idol need not be worshipped daily. Next year, this Idol may again be consecrated and worshipped.

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