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Home > Temples of Kerala > Temple rites NethronmeelanamIt is a rite by which the eyes of the deity is opened after samaadhi, in which state the bimba had been kept in jalaadhivaasa for two nights. This rite is done at different moments for each deity ie before jalaadhivaasa or at this stage for Saastha; after bimba-kalaasabhisheka for Ganapathi, Durga and Subramanya; in the the midst of Kalasaabisheka for Vishnu, Sankaranarayana and. Bhadrakaali. The nethronmeelanam is done with great care with a gold needle and also using ghee and honey. At this juncture a cloth curtain is made around the bimba and only the Aachaarya is permitted inside. He takes the materials by chanting specific manthrasand opens each eye by separate manthras. Then the curtain is removed and a cow is shown to the deity. The Yajamaana then presents this cow to the Thanthri, as dakshina..
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